The Nipah virus was spotted in India where it infected two people. No cases of the potentially lethal virus have been ...

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Nipah virus is a zoonotic virus, usually transmitted from animals such as fruit bats to humans or through contaminated food.

The World Health Organization reported two cases of a rare virus in an eastern Indian state on Thursday.

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Respiratory viruses are usually most active from October through March, health officials say.