Denpasar, Bali, Jan. 29 -- The Bali Provincial Health Office is anticipating the potential spread of the Nipah virus through pigs, which have large production areas across the island.

"We are maintaining vigilance and coordinating with the agricultural office to ensure heightened alertness against the Nipah virus in livestock," said Head of Disease Prevention and Control at the Bali Health Office, I Gusti Ayu Raka Susanti, on Thursday.

She explained that the Nipah virus is a zoonotic disease transmitted through animals.

The virus is primarily carried by bats and can be transmitted to pigs, as seen during the 1998 outbreak in Malaysia, which ultimately led to the mass culling of pigs due to the risk of transmission to humans.

Although ...