Nipah Scare in Bengal: Village Near Bangladesh Border Under Lens, AIIMS Kalyani Flags Link

• West Bengal is on high alert due to suspected Nipah virus cases, with three nurses currently under treatment, two on ventilator support.
• Ghoghragachi village in Nadia district, close to the Bangladesh border, is suspected as the origin, linked to rising Nipah cases in nearby Bangladeshi areas.
• Infrared surveillance shows fruit bats, natural carriers, drinking raw date palm sap, a known transmission risk, in border regions.
• A nurse who attended a wedding in Ghoghragachi and consumed raw date palm sap is a suspected link; experts warn bats contaminate sap.
• State government has launched contact tracing, set up helplines, and received assurance of central support with a team of doctors dispatched from Delhi.

Why It Matters: West Bengal faces a Nipah virus scare, with a border village under scrutiny and health advisories issued.