Jakarta, Jan. 30 -- The Indonesian Quarantine Agency (Barantin) is tightening monitoring of the movement of animal, plant, and other carrier commodities to prevent the entry and spread of the Nipah virus, amid rising cases in several South Asian countries.

Barantin Head Sahat Manaor Panggabean said the agency is strengthening vigilance through a risk management approach, the application of a modern quarantine system, and cross-sector coordination to safeguard public health, food security, and national biosecurity.

"This is part of our efforts to prevent dangerous infectious animal diseases from entering and spreading within Indonesia," Panggabean said in a statement on Friday.

He explained that the Nipah virus is a highly pathogenic zo...