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Executive summary
Nipah virus (NiV) is an emerging zoonotic virus that has caused outbreaks of severe illness and death in the South-East (SE) Asia Region. While human NiV cases have, to date, been reported only in Bangladesh and India, countries in the Region are at risk wherever there are susceptible animals, presence of the virus, and a pathway for transmission. The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed and underscored the need for systematic One Health approaches to reducing spillover of pathogens…