Nipah Virus: A Re-Emerging Public Health Threat in South and Southeast Asia: A Mini review

Kamalakar Sarva; Majeed Ali

doi:10.30574/ijsra.2025.17.1.2919

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Nipah Virus: A Re-Emerging Public Health Threat in South and Southeast Asia: A Mini review

Kamalakar Sarva ^{1, *} and Majeed Ali ²

¹ Department of Microbiology All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bibi Nagar, Hyderabad.

² Central Laboratory, Meenakshi Academy of Higher Education and Research, Chennai.

Review Article

International Journal of Science and Research Archive, 2025, 17(01), 1025-1030

Article DOI: 10.30574/ijsra.2025.17.1.2919

DOI url: https://doi.org/10.30574/ijsra.2025.17.1.2919

Publication history

Received on 19 September 2025; revised on 24 October 2025; accepted on 28 October 2025

Abstract

Nipah virus (Niv), a zoonotic paramyxovirus of the Henipaviral genus, continues to pose recurrent epidemic threats across South and Southeast Asia. Initially recognized in Malaysia (1998–99) and later established as endemic in Bangladesh and India, its high case-fatality rate (40–90%) and absence of licensed therapeutics make it a pathogen of pandemic concern. Recent outbreaks in Kerala during 2018, 2021, and 2023 reaffirm the need for an integrated One Health approach, cross-border surveillance, and accelerated therapeutic research.

Keywords

Nipah Virus; Emerging Infections; Re-Emerging Infections

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Kamalakar Sarva and Majeed Ali. Nipah Virus: A Re-Emerging Public Health Threat in South and Southeast Asia: A Mini review. International Journal of Science and Research Archive, 2025, 17(01), 1025-1030. Article DOI: https://doi.org/10.30574/ijsra.2025.17.1.2919.

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