India is taking urgent steps to halt the transmission of a rare but deadly virus that spreads from bats to humans.

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    The Nipah outbreak is the fourth to hit Kerala in five years — the most recent one was in 2021. Although such outbreaks usually affect a relatively small geographical area, they can be deadly, and some scientists worry that increased spread among people could lead to the virus becoming more contagious. Nipah virus has a fatality rate between 40% and 75% depending on the strain

    Terrible for the people involved. Luckily for the world, it seems too deadly to spread. Covid killed more because it didn’t kill the carriers quickly.