Overview
- India’s Health Ministry reported two Nipah infections since December in West Bengal and said the situation remains under active monitoring.
- Thailand began screening arrivals from West Bengal on Jan 25 at Suvarnabhumi, Don Mueang and Phuket airports, with fever checks and health advisory cards and no domestic cases detected.
- Nepal intensified checks at Kathmandu’s Tribhuvan International Airport and major land border crossings with India, directing health facilities to report suspected cases.
- Taiwan plans to classify Nipah as a Category 5 notifiable disease following a 60‑day consultation and is maintaining a Level 2 travel alert for parts of India.
- Indian authorities disputed media reports of five infections, and health agencies reiterate that Nipah has a high historical fatality rate and no approved vaccines or treatments.