Ribavirin is effective in Hepatitis C treatment though there is no sufficient proof that this drug would remain effective against Nipah.
NiV was first discovered in Malaysia and Singapore in 1998-1999 where around 250 infected cases and 100 deaths were reported. Between 2001 and 2004, NiV caused a deadly outbreak in Bangladesh followed by the West Bengal state in India.
In the latest Ebola outbreak, a total of 61 cases were recorded and 28 lives were claimed in the Congo region. But now the World Health Organization has reported that the spread of this Ebola outbreak has "largely been contained" after the success of Merck's late-stage vaccination campaign for more than a month.
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