All contacts traced in West Bengal have been asymptomatic and examined detrimental for Nipah virus illness, the well being ministry mentioned. file. |Photograph courtesy of Tulasi Kakat
Based on experiences obtained from the Nationwide Middle for Illness Management (NCDC), solely two confirmed circumstances of Nipah virus an infection have been reported from West Bengal since December final 12 months (2025) until date, the Well being Ministry mentioned in a launch issued on Tuesday (January 27, 2026).
After these two circumstances have been confirmed, the central authorities, in coordination with the West Bengal authorities, initiated complete public well being measures in accordance with established protocols.
A complete of 196 contacts related to the confirmed circumstances are being recognized, traced, monitored and examined. All traced contacts have been discovered to be asymptomatic and examined detrimental for Nipah virus illness. Enhanced surveillance, laboratory assessments and subject investigations have been performed by means of coordinated efforts of central and state well being companies to make sure well timed containment of the circumstances, the discharge mentioned.
No further circumstances have been detected to this point, it added.
“The state of affairs is being consistently monitored and all obligatory public well being measures are in place,” the ministry mentioned.
