India Locking Down for Deadly Nipah Virus Outbreak

9/18/2023: India has quarantined seven containment zones following the Nipah virus outbreak.

A rare but serious bat-borne virus that can cause fever, vomiting and respiratory infections in humans.

According to Wikipedia, Nipah virus is a zoonotic bat-borne virus that causes infection in humans and animals, it is a disease with a high mortality rate.

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