Virus

Nipah airport screenings are for reassurance, not scientific step to stop spread, experts say

Passengers walk in the thermal scanner area at Soekarno Hatta International Airport in Tangerang near Jakarta, Indonesia, on Jan 30.

India says it has contained a Nipah outbreak after two healthcare workers infected

The Nipah virus is a zoonotic one, meaning it can jump from an animal to humans. It can be transmitted when humans come in close contact with infected animals.

Explainer-What to know about Nipah virus after cases emerge in India

Airport health authorities wearing protective masks monitor passengers from international flights arriving at Suvarnabhumi International Airport in Bangkok, Thailand, January 25, 2026, following the implementation of health screening measures for passengers arriving from West Bengal, India, amid reports of a Nipah virus outbreak. Suvarnabhumi Airport Office /Handout via REUTERS

Nipah virus: Singapore airports to screen visitors from affected places; no cases detected here

Temperature screening will be set up at airports in Singapore for flights arriving from areas affected by the Nipah virus.

Nipah virus outbreak in India: What you need to know about the disease

Thai health officials monitoring passengers from international flights arriving at Suvarnabhumi Airport on Jan 25.

Thailand screens 1,700 passengers for Nipah virus; three hospitals put on standby

Thailand has not detected any Nipah cases, and has never recorded a case in the past, said Public Health Minister Phatthana Phromphat.

Ethiopia declares end of Marburg outbreak that killed nine

Thai PM Anutin confirms no Nipah case in Thailand, urges Covid-19 era monitoring model

Thailand’s Ministry of Public Health began screening air passengers arriving from India for possible Nipah virus infections on Jan 26.

Hundreds of storks found dead near Madrid amid wider bird flu surge in Europe

A forestry agent puts a dead stork inside a trash bag found in a field next to the Manzanares river in Perales del Rio, near Madrid, Spain, December 12, 2025. Forestry agents have collected hundreds of dead storks along wetlands in southeastern Madrid, as authorities have confirmed four outbreaks of bird flu in wild birds in the region. REUTERS/Susana Vera

British health agency identifies new mpox strain in England

Mpox, previously known as Monkeypox, is a viral infection related to smallpox, causing fever, body aches and distinct skin lesions and can be deadly.

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