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Nipah virus: A recurring, deadly threat in India
Health authorities in India face outbreaks of Nipah virus almost every other year. After a 14-year-old boy died of Nipah virus Sunday, July 21, 2024, in the southern Indian state of Kerala, authorities tried to stop a new outbreak — just a year after the last outbreak in 2023. Nipah virus is commonly found in fruit bats, which feed on nectar and pollen, as opposed to vampire bats which eat insects and drink the blood of animals. Scientists still don't conclusively know how the virus is transmitted from fruit bats to pigs, cattle or even humans.
