The Nipah virus, though, has a long incubation rate, which allows the people who have been infected to be isolated and for the infected animals (usually pigs) who gave it to the humans to be culled.
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Nicole Villalpando,
Austin American Statesman,
31 Jan. 2026
Carried by fruit bats and animals such as pigs, the virus can cause fever and brain inflammation.
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