
Study highlights long-term neurologic impacts of Nipah infection
A systematic review and meta-analysis finds residual neurologic effects in 45% of Nipah encephalitis survivors and 24% of those who had Nipah virus infection.

#Nipah virus molecular #detection from whole #blood and respiratory #swabs in a rapid field-ready protocol

Rapid #Risk #Assessment, Acute Event of Potential Public Health Concern: #Nipah Virus #Infection - Global (#WHO, Mar. 6 '26, summary)

Nipah-Virus: Wie gefährlich es ist – und wie man sich schützt
Das Nipah-Virus springt von Tieren auf Menschen über – und ist oft tödlich. Was Sie darüber wissen sollten.
Apotheken Umschau
El virus Nipah sigue avanzando: muere una enfermera en la India tras permanecer un mes contagiada
La infección desencadenó complicaciones que llevaron a su deterioro.
www.20minutos.es - Últimas Noticia3 cases of
#Nipah – 2 in
#India & 1 in
#Bangladesh – caused concern about a {potential} wider outbreak. Over 230
#contacts have been followed, but no further cases have been identified. The two outbreaks are not related.
#WHO DG,
https://www.who.int/news-room/speeches/item/who-director-general-s-opening-remarks-at-the-media-briefing---11-february-2026
WHO Director-General's opening remarks at the media briefing – 11 February 2026

Why is India’s Nipah virus outbreak spooking the world?
The virus spreads from animals to humans, via person-to-person contact or through consuming contaminated food.
Al JazeeraMinistry of Health denies fake news and clarifies: #Brazil has no confirmed cases of #Nipah, https://www.gov.br/saude/pt-br/assuntos/noticias/2026/fevereiro/ministerio-da-saude-desmente-fake-news-e-esclarece-brasil-nao-tem-caso-de-nipah-confirmado
The #WHO state that there is no evidence of international spread of the virus or risk to the Brazilian population. The country maintains permanent surveillance protocols for highly pathogenic agents.

Ministério da Saúde desmente fake news e esclarece: Brasil não tem caso de Nipah confirmado
Pasta e OMS afirmam que não há nenhuma evidência de disseminação internacional do vírus ou risco para a população brasileira. País mantém protocolos permanentes de vigilância a agentes altamente patogênicos
Ministério da Saúde