US health officials are ‘monitoring’ the deadly Nipah virus outbreak in India that has put nearly 200 people under surveillance and triggered COVID-era travel restrictions over fears of a fresh pandemic.
CDC officials told the Daily Mail they were in ‘close contact’ with authorities on the ground to assess the situation.
A spokesman said: ‘CDC is monitoring the situation and stands ready to assist as needed.’
India’s health ministry revealed Wednesday that 196 people who came into contact with infected patients are now being monitored for the virus, which can spread from person-to-person and kills 40 to 75 percent of those it infects.
This is 86 more individuals than yesterday, though officials said none were showing symptoms and all had tested negative for the virus thus far.