Australian Minister Says Officials Closely Monitoring Indian Nipah Virus Outbreak

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Health workers wearing protective gear shift people who have been in contact with a person infected with the Nipah virus to an isolation center at a government hospital in Kozikode, in India’s Kerala state on Sept. 14, 2023. AFP via Getty ImagesAustralian Health Minister Mark Butler has confirmed his department is closely monitoring the deadly Nipah virus following a recent outbreak in India.The Nipah virus is a zoonotic virus carried naturally by fruit bats and can be transmitted to humans, with a mortality rate up to 75 percent.

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