Nepal on High Alert for Nipah Virus, Health Ministry Confirms No Cases
Kathmandu, February 3 — Nepal has not recorded any case of Nipah virus infection, but the government has placed the country on high public health alert following confirmed cases in neighbouring India, the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) said on Monday.
In a press statement, the Ministry said preparedness and precautionary measures have been intensified nationwide. All hospitals and health institutions have been instructed to remain vigilant, while systems have been activated for the identification, collection, safe transportation, and laboratory testing of samples from suspected patients.
The Epidemiology and Disease Control Division (EDCD) has alerted health facilities across the country and prepared an interim testing algorithm for Nipah virus, despite the World...