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Nipah virus bio-terror threat: Pathogen risks being weaponised by bad actors

Nipah virus bio-terror threat: Pathogen risks being weaponised by bad actors - warning Brian McGleenon Replay Video UP NEXT The virus is one of the world s most lethal pathogens and has a fatality rate of 75 percent. Experts suggest there is a bioterrorism risk from Nipah virus, because like the bubonic plague, it could be contained, then transported, and released in urban areas. Speaking to Express.co.uk American epidemiologist Emily Gurley said that Nipah virus could be used by bad actors in a bio-terror attack. Doctor Gurley of Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health added: There are ways to guard against this, including investing in research infrastructure in places where Nipah occurs to ensure the safe and secure handling of specimens.

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