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Although the world is still battling covid, fears have arisen over the Nipah virus due to its high fatality rate which is estimated as high as 75 percent. The Gavi Alliance have now revealed the pandemic threat is high from the contagion which is spread by fruit bats. In a 2018 outbreak, 89 percent of those infected were killed from the virus in a local epidemic in southern India.
NIPAH virus is among the top five candidates for the next pandemic and could spread like wildfire through human populations, a leading scientist has claimed.