Travellers from West Bengal, hold an eye fixed out for well being screening at airports in some Asian international locations amid the detection of some Nipah Virus instances within the state. Symptoms like fever, complications, sore throat, muscle ache might have to be monitored and reported, if essential.
Here’s what we know to date
- Nipah Virus is a zoonotic virus, as outlined by WHO, transferring from animals like pigs and fruit bats to people primarily by direct or oblique contact, like animal bites or contaminated meat and fruits.
- Health and Welfare officers in West Bengal not too long ago confirmed that there had been solely two instances of Nipah virus since December and 196 linked folks had been traced and examined as precautionary measures. No further instances have been detected since.
- National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) emphasises that the Nipah Virus outbreak is a neighborhood incidence in West Bengal and that “all necessary public health measures are in place”.
- As precautionary measures, airports in Thailand, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam and Myanmar have begun well being screening of travellers arriving from West Bengal. Health authorities of those international locations urge travellers to self report any signs on the airports. In addition, authorities in Singapore and Hong Kong have put out advisories towards travelling to affected areas.
- Nepal has additionally initiated airport screening for passengers and different Indian vacationers getting into from land border entries. The airport authorities at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport (Soetta) in Indonesia have additionally begun airport screening for Indians travelling from affected areas.