WHO: No vaccine, treatment for NipahMANILA, Philippines — The World Health Organization said there is no available vaccine or licensed treatment for the Nipah virus disease and encouraged governments to strengthen infection prevention measures amid reported outbreaks in India and Bangladesh. Human-to-human transmission of Nipah virus can occur through close and prolonged contact with infected individuals and documented health care-associated transmission. The WHO noted that Nipah infection in humans causes a range of clinical presentations, from asymptomatic infection (sub-clinical) to acute respiratory infection and fatal encephalitis. The BOQ is also actively disseminating important information and education materials concerning Nipah virus in all points of entry. “Since the issue of the Nipah virus surfaced, we have not monitored or intercepted any (Nipah virus case) even among those arriving on a direct flight from India,” BOQ officer-in-charge Roberto Salvador Jr. said in a radio interview.
