#Pakistan becomes latest Asian country - following #India, #Malaysia, #Thailand, #Singapore, Hong Kong, #Indonesia and #Vietnam - this month to introduce airport entry screening checks for deadly #Nipah virus, know to have a 40% mortality rate.

Two have died in India, to date.

https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/pakistan-becomes-latest-asian-country-introduce-checks-deadly-nipah-virus-2026-01-29/

#Pakistan becomes latest Asian country - following #India, #Malaysia, #Thailand, #Singapore, Hong Kong, #Indonesia and #Vietnam - this month to introduce airport entry screening checks for deadly #Nipah virus, know to have a 40% mortality rate.

Two have died in India, to date.

https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/pakistan-becomes-latest-asian-country-introduce-checks-deadly-nipah-virus-2026-01-29/

World Health Organization: Nipah virus

https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/nipah-virus

#nipah