Health officials in India are racing to contain an outbreak of Nipah virus after a teenage boy died from an infection over ...

Kerala has witnessed multiple Nipah outbreaks over the years, with one of the deadliest occurring in 2023. The state's tropical climate and dense fruit bat population make it a hotspot for the virus.

With the bat breeding season approaching, Kerala has ramped up its preventive measures against the Nipah virus (NiV), a deadly zoonotic pathogen that has previously caused multiple outbreaks in ...