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La India rebaja la alarma por el virus Nipah y confirma 196 pruebas negativas de contactos
El Gobierno de la India rebajó este martes la alarma frente las «cifras incorrectas» que circulan sobre los casos de enfermedad del virus Nipah y […]
TL;DR
- The Indian government has clarified the Nipah virus situation, stating it is contained.
- Speculative and incorrect figures about Nipah virus cases have been circulating in some media.
- Only two confirmed cases have been registered in West Bengal since December.
- All 196 people monitored for direct contact have tested negative and are asymptomatic.
- The virus can transmit from animals to humans and between people, causing severe illness with a high mortality rate.
- Previous outbreaks in India occurred in West Bengal (2001, 2007) and Kerala (2018, 2025).