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Six lives worldwide have been lost to a virus so deadly that it turns ordinary contact into a fatal risk since 2025. The ...

THE deadly Nipah virus has claimed six lives globally since 2025, prompting concerns about international spread. With its high fatality rate and simple transmission method, could South Africa be ...