A 14-year-old boy from India has died in hospital after coming into contact with a deadly virus. Over 60 people are currently under observation ... infected with the Nipah virus.

All five people identified to be infected with the Nipah virus in Bangladesh so far this year have died, according to the Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR).

The Nipah virus is a zoonotic disease that can be transmitted from some animals to humans Schools and offices have been shut in some parts of the southern Indian state of Kerala after five cases ...