India regularly reports sporadic infections, particularly in the southern state of Kerala, considered among the world's most at-risk regions for Nipah outbreaks. The virus has been linked to the deaths of dozens of people in Kerala since it first appeared there in 2018.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has clarified that "the risk of the deadly Nipah virus spreading from India remains low" and does not warrant any travel or trade restrictions, even as two cases of...

The two health workers infected in India's eastern state of West Bengal late in December are being treated in hospital, local authorities have said.