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Humans and pigs can contract the virus, which fruit bats carry. Additionally, it can spread directly from person to person by coughing droplets and contaminated food.
As a zoonotic virus, the Nipah virus (NiV) can spread from animals and people. Fruit bats, often known as flying foxes, are the animals that naturally harbour NiV. Pigs and humans have both been reported to become ill with the Nipah virus.
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