Nipah outbreak prompts intensified surveillance at border points.

Two Nipah virus cases were confirmed in West Bengal, and Nepal has intensified surveillance and health checks at border crossings while contact tracing identified 196 potential contacts.

Two cases of Nipah virus were confirmed in West Bengal, India, according to an Indian Health Ministry statement. Nipah is a zoonotic virus that has appeared cyclically in parts of South and Southeast Asia. Health agencies report there is no specific vaccine or proven treatment and care focuses on supportive measures. Nepal has responded by intensifying surveillance and ordering health checks at border crossings. Known developments: - Two confirmed Nipah virus cases in West Bengal reported by the Indian Health Ministry. - Contact tracing identified 196 individuals who were asymptomatic and tested negative. - Nepal has intensified surveillance at Koshi Province border points and ordered health checks at other crossings. Summary: Officials have confirmed two Nipah cases and are conducting contact tracing while neighboring Nepal has stepped up border health checks. The identified contacts have been reported as asymptomatic and tested negative so far. Undetermined at this time.