Researchers in Bangladesh have identified a bat-borne virus, Pteropine orthoreovirus, in patients who were initially suspected of having Nipah virus but tested negative. All had recently consumed raw date-palm sap,

Countries across Asia are on high alert after cases of the deadly Nipah virus were detected in India. Though Indian officials said they have contained the outbreak, screenings at airports in Asia increased at major airports, with health declarations, temperature checks and visual monitoring of passengers.

New Bat Virus Prompts COVID-19 Border Controls as Health Officials Monitor Spread

No cases of the virus were reported outside India, but several Asian countries introduced or reinforced screening measures at airports as a precaution.

Following the outbreak of the deadly Nipah virus, airports in Asia are screening travelers from the “affected areas.”

Some Thai fruit bats carry a strong strain of the Nipah virus, but the bigger danger comes from infected people arriving from countries where there is an outbreak of the disease, health authorities said on Monday.

Nipah Virus Outbreak In India: Are we ready for another pandemic? Why is the world on high alert? Let's understand everything about this virus and the latest updates from different corners of the world.

UVA infectious disease expert Dr. William Petri explains how the virus spreads and why health officials are on high alert.