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India's Nipah Virus outbreak: What do we know so far?

A health worker carries a box of samples to a medical research mobile testing facility in Kozhikode, Kerala state, India, Sept. 15, 2023. [AFP]

Authorities in India are scrambling to contain a rare outbreak of Nipah, a virus spread from animals to humans that causes deadly fever and has a high mortality rate. Here is a look at what is known so far:

What is the Nipah virus?

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