Washington Post Some airports in Asia are on alert after confirmed cases in West Bengal of Nipah virus, which has no cure. South Asia sees outbreaks nearly every year. Airports in Southeast Asia are on alert this week after the confirmation of an outbreak of Nipah virus, which has no known cure, in West Bengal, India.
Thailand implemented health screening checkpoints for passengers from West Bengal on Sunday and Taiwan’s Centers for Disease Control announced plans to list the disease as a Category 5 threat, local media reported.
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