A healthcare worker in Kerala, India, has been diagnosed with Nipah fever, bringing the total number of cases in the area to three. The Nipah virus is a zoonotic infection that can be transmitted from animals to humans, with bats being the natural host. Symptoms of the virus can range from mild to severe, including acute respiratory syndrome and encephalitis. There is currently no vaccine available, so treatment involves supportive care.
Is there a new viral outbreak in China? nearly three dozen people in China have been infected by the Langya virus, likely to have jumped into humans from shrews.