Nipah virus (NiV) is a zoonotic virus, meaning that it can spread between animals and people. Fruit bats, also called flying foxes, are the animal reservoir for NiV ...SkipdirectlytositecontentSkipdirectlytopageoptionsSkipdirectlytoA-ZlinkNipahVirus(NiV)SectionNavigationCDCHomeFacebookTwitterLinkedInSyndicateNipahVirus(NiV)MinusRelatedPagesNipahvirus(NiV)isazoonoticvirus,meaningthatitcanspreadbetweenanimalsandpeople.Fruitbats,alsocalledflyingfoxes,aretheanimalreservoirforNiVinnature.Nipahvirusisalsoknowntocauseillnessinpigsandpeople.InfectionwithNiVisassociatedwithencephalitis(swellingofthebrain)andcancausemildtosevereillnessandevendeath.OutbreaksoccuralmostannuallyinpartsofAsia,primarilyBangladeshandIndia.Nipahvirusinfectioncanbepreventedbyavoidingexposuretosickpigsandbatsinareaswherethevirusispresent,andnotdrinkingrawdatepalmsapwhichcanbecontaminatedbyaninfectedbat.Duringanoutbreak,standardinfectioncontrolpracticescanhelppreventperson-to-personspreadinhospitalsettings.WhatisNipahVirus?TransmissionSignsandSymptomsDiagnosisTreatmentPrevention ElectronmicrographicimageofNipahvirusResourcesViralHemmorrhagicFever(VHF)InformationforSpecificGroupsTravelers’HealthReferencesPagelastreviewed:October30,2020Contentsource:CentersforDiseaseControlandPrevention,NationalCenterforEmergingandZoonoticInfectiousDiseases(NCEZID),DivisionofHigh-ConsequencePathogensandPathology(DHCPP),ViralSpecialPathogensBranch(VSPB)homeNipahVirus(NiV)WhatisNipahVirus?TransmissionSigns&SymptomsDiagnosisTreatmentPreventionResourcesFacebookTwitterLinkedInSASstatsExitNotification/DisclaimerPolicyCloseLinkswiththisiconindicatethatyouareleavingtheCDCwebsite.TheCentersforDiseaseControlandPrevention(CDC)cannotattesttotheaccuracyofanon-federalwebsite.Linkingtoanon-federalwebsitedoesnotconstituteanendorsementbyCDCoranyofitsemployeesofthesponsorsortheinformationandproductspresentedonthewebsite.Youwillbesubjecttothedestinationwebsite'sprivacypolicywhenyoufollowthelink.CDCisnotresponsibleforSection508compliance(ac