Nipah virus is deadly — but smart policy changes can help quell pandemic riskYou have full access to this article via your institution. Nipah, a deadly RNA virus that can spill over from bats to humans, has infected six people and killed two in the Indian state of Kerala since August. The virus can cause encephalitis — inflammation of the brain — which manifests as fever, headaches, vomiting and respiratory distress. It has a fatality rate of 40–75%, depending on the strain.This is the fourth Nipah spillover event in Kerala in the past six years. Before the 2023 outbreak, one in 2018 also...…Nipah virus is deadly — but smart policy changes can help quell pandemic riskYou have full access to this article via your institution. Nipah, a deadly RNA virus that can spill over from bats to humans, has infected six people and killed two in the Indian state of Kerala since August. The virus can cause encephalitis — inflammation of the brain — which manifests as fever, headaches, vomiting and respiratory distress. It has a fatality rate of 40–75%, depending on the strain.This is the fourth Nipah spillover event in Kerala in the past six years. Before the 2023 outbreak, one in 2018 also...WW…