Kolkata, Feb. 12 -- In a first for the decade, the nurse who was infected with Nipah virus died of a cardiac arrest in West Bengal on Thursday, the state health department said.

Earlier, the state of West Bengal reported two confirmed cases of Nipah Virus Disease from December 2025 to date, according to reports from the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).

Following confirmation of these two cases, the Government of India, in close coordination with the Government of West Bengal, promptly initiated comprehensive public health measures in accordance with established protocols.

A total of 196 contacts linked to the confirmed cases were identified, traced, monitored, and tested. All traced contacts have been found asymptomatic and ...