Nepal on alert after Nipah cases found in India’s West Bengal state

Officials say cross-border movement heightens risk of spread of the disease, which is highly fatal and has no cure.

With reports of an outbreak of the Nipah virus in the bordering Indian state of West Bengal, officials at the Epidemiology and Disease Control Division said on Tuesday they will alert all relevant agencies about the looming risk of spillover of the deadly disease. The disease has a fatality rate of 40-75 percent, according to the WHO.