SkipdirectlytositecontentSkipdirectlytopageoptionsSkipdirectlytoA-ZlinkNipahVirus(NiV)SectionNavigationCDCHomeFacebookTwitterLinkedInSyndicatePreventionMinusRelatedPagesInareaswhereNipahvirus(NiV)outbreakshaveoccurred(Bangladesh,Malaysia,India,andSingapore),peopleshould:PracticehandwashingregularlywithsoapandwaterAvoidcontactwithsickbatsorpigsAvoidareaswherebatsareknowntoroostAvoidconsumptionofrawdatepalmsapAvoidconsumptionoffruitsthatmaybecontaminatedbybatsAvoidcontactwiththebloodorbodyfluidsofanypersonknowntobeinfectedwithNiVBecauseNiVcanbespreadfromperson-to-person,standardinfectioncontrolpracticesandproperbarriernursingtechniquesareimportantinpreventinghospital-acquiredinfections(nosocomialtransmission)insettingswhereapatienthasconfirmedorsuspectedNiVinfection.OthergeographiclocationsmaybeatriskforNiVoutbreaksinthefuture,suchasregionswhereflyingfoxes(batgenusPteropus)live.ThesebatsarecurrentlyfoundinCambodia,Indonesia,Madagascar,thePhilippines,andThailand.Peoplelivinginorvisitingtheseareasshouldconsidertakingthesameprecautionsasthoselivinginareaswhereoutbreakshavealreadyoccurred.InadditiontostepsthatindividualscantaketolowertheirriskforNiVinfection,itwillbecriticalforscientists,researchers,andcommunitiesatrisktocontinuelearningaboutNiVtopreventfutureoutbreaks.Broaderpreventioneffortsinclude:IncreasingsurveillanceofanimalsandpeopleinareaswhereNiVisknowntoexist.Increasingresearchontheecologyoffruitbatstounderstandwheretheyliveandhowtheyspreadthevirustootheranimalsandpeople.Evaluationofnoveltechnologiesormethodstominimizespreadoftheviruswithinbatpopulations.Improvingtoolstodetectthevirusearlyincommunitiesandlivestock.Reinforcingprotocolsforhealthcaresettingsonstandardinfectioncontrolpracticestopreventperson-to-personspread.Raisingawarenessaboutthesigns,symptoms,andriskofNiVamongpopulationsathigherriskdueto:GeographiclocationContactwithfruitbatsoritemscontaminatedbyfruitbatsContactwithpigsoranimalsthatcouldcomeintocontactwithfruitbatsWorkinahealthcaresettingorasacar