Nipah virus cases in New Jersey. Nipah virus (NiV) is a paramyxovirus (Henipavirus genus, Paramyxovirinae subfamily, Paramyxoviridae family, order Mononegavirales), an emerging virus that can cause severe respiratory illness and deadly encephalitis in humans. As of this writing, there is no cases yet in New Jersey.

However, US health officials enabled the strict tracking, monitoring, and study of the spreading of this virus.

Infection with Nipah virus can cause mild to severe disease, including encephalitis and potentially death.

People with Nipah are usually sick for 3-14 days with fever, headache, cough, sore throat, and difficulty breathing. Later in the course of infection, the patient may get sicker and experience encephalitis. This condition may progress to coma within 24-48 hours. CDC

 

Nipah virus cases in New Jersey