In a press release, Thailand’s Department of Disease Control (TDDC) said that the measures were in place ‘to monitor and screen travelers at international communicable disease control checkpoints’. It went on, per Fox News: ‘Measures have been taken to monitor travelers. ‘[If] travelers [are found] with high fever or have symptoms compatible with Nipah virus infection, additional screening will be done at the international communicable disease control checkpoint.’
If a passenger arrives at the airport with a high temperature or symptoms that indicate a Nipah infection, then they are reportedly being transferred to quarantine facilities.
The Ministry of Health in India has been issuing advisories urging people to stay alert and follow essential precautions to prevent Nipah Virus infection.
Human infections of Nipah virus range from asymptomatic infection to acute respiratory infection, and fatal encephalitis, says the WHO. ‘Infected people initially develop symptoms including fever, headaches, myalgia (muscle pain), vomiting and sore throat,’ it goes on to explain.
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