Nipah Virus Fears Trigger Airport Checks Across Asia

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Nipah Virus Outbreak Leads Airports to Launch COVID-Style Screenings
Following the outbreak of the Nipah virus in India, airports in Asia are now screening travelers for signs of the fatal virus, similar to how passengers were checked for the COVID-19 virus.

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Nipah virus: Singapore airports to screen visitors from affected places; no cases detected here
Nipah Virus Fears Trigger Airport Checks Across Asia After India Confirms Two Cases
Nipah virus risk for Europeans in India is very low, health agency says
The risk of infection for ​people from Europe travelling ‌to West Bengal, India is assessed ‌as very low, after two confirmed cases of Nipah virus disease have ⁠been reported ‌in the state, the Europe...

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Asian airports tightening screening procedures after deadly Nipah virus detected in India, Australian authorities monitoring
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Pakistan becomes latest Asian country to introduce checks for deadly Nipah virus
India's health ministry said this week that authorities have identified and traced 196 contacts linked to the two cases with none showing symptoms and all testing negative for the virus.

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India says it has contained Nipah virus outbreak
Nipah virus warning issued by UK health chiefs as ‘75% of infected could die’