Nipah virus left a million pigs and a hundred people dead in Malaysia in a 1999 outbreak, and it is on Australia’s doorstep.
The virus, carried by bats, is fatal for 40 to 75 per cent of humans, and about 40 per cent of pigs.
Nipah virus left a million pigs and a hundred people dead in Malaysia in a 1999 outbreak, and it is on Australia’s doorstep.
The virus, carried by bats, is fatal for 40 to 75 per cent of humans, and about 40 per cent of pigs.