India’s Bengal Placed Under Alert Over Nipah Virus Detection
The Indian Health Ministry disclosed that swift, coordinated response measures were activated immediately following identification of the suspected infections in the North 24 Parganas district.
The ministry outlined its emergency response in a statement released Monday night via the U.S. social media platform X: "Laboratory support, enhanced surveillance, case management, infection prevention and control measures, and expert guidance have been mobilized."
Officials confirmed deployment of a national joint outbreak response team to the affected state, with standardized containment protocols distributed to regional authorities to ensure rapid intervention.
West Bengal's chief administrative officer, Nandini Chakraborty, confirmed both patients remain hospitalized under continuous observation by specialist medical personnel, according to s public broadcaster.
Health authorities have expanded monitoring operations across multiple districts while aggressively tracking high-risk contacts to halt potential transmission chains.
The Nipah virus—a zoonotic pathogen capable of triggering severe respiratory complications and brain inflammation—has previously struck India's southern Kerala state, where several outbreaks have emerged in recent years.
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