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Deadly virus spreads in southern India, transferred through fruit batsNipah, which was first identified during a 1998 outbreak in Malaysia, is often carried by fruit bats, but can also be spread through human-to-human contact, according to the World Health Organization.HealthMay 21, 2018
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