Faridabad, Jan. 26 -- AIIMS Bilaspur president Professor Dr Narendra Kumar Arora on Monday highlighted the serious public health risks posed by the Nipah virus, describing it as a highly infectious and fatal zoonotic disease.

He stressed the absence of a vaccine and the need for strict preventive measures.

Speaking on the current situation, Dr Arora told ANI, "Nipah virus is a zoonotic disease. These sporadic outbreaks have occurred in both Kerala and West Bengal. Even Bangladesh is endemic for the Nipah virus."

He added that the present outbreak in West Bengal was initially detected among health workers.

"The current outbreak was first reported among five health workers in West Bengal after a person died of an unknown disease, and la...