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Nipah virus encephalitis in India: 2026 cases and outbreak reports

Reported nipah virus encephalitis surveillance for India (IND) — — latest record 2026-10-20

What the 2026 data shows

The latest report for India gives an outbreak total of 1 nipah virus encephalitis cases to date. That is a running total since the outbreak began, not a count for 2026. The 2025 figure is an outbreak total to date, not a calendar-year count.

ENCLAI has logged 15 surveillance records for nipah virus encephalitis in India in 2026, with the most detailed reporting in Sep 2026 (8 records). 1 of those arrived in the last 30 days; the case counts run to 2026-06-25. 4 distinct surveillance sources reported this pair in 2026.

Reporting authorities for these counts: India NCDC/IDSP — weekly disease outbreak reports (district level) · WHO Epidemic Intelligence (EIOS)

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Surveillance summary

2026 cases (YTD)
1 (outbreak total to date)
2025 cases (full year)
4 (outbreak total to date)
Baseline avg (3yr)
N/A
Trend (2025)
—
2025 figure is an outbreak total

Reported cases by year, India

YearReported casesShare of worldwide reports
2023 6 35.3%
2024 not reported —
2025 4 (outbreak total to date) —
2026 (year to date) 1 (outbreak total to date) —

Reporting bounds and case definitions vary; historical baselines are a separate comparison measure. Worldwide share compares this country's reported figure with the sum of all countries reporting nipah virus encephalitis to ENCLAI for that year. "Incomplete year" means our sources cover less than ten months of that year, so no full-year figure is shown; "outbreak total to date" is a running total since an outbreak began, not a count for one year.

Surveillance records logged in 2026

MonthRecordsReporting sources
Jan 202611
Apr 202621
Jun 202611
Jul 202621
Sep 202681
Oct 202611

A record is one dated surveillance publication or one row of an official table; a month with many records is a month with detailed reporting, not necessarily more cases. 1 records were logged in the last 30 days.

Sub-national reporting, 2026

Areas within India with the most nipah virus encephalitis records this year:

AreaRecords
Kerala9
West Bengal1

Other diseases reported in India, 2026

Disease2026 casesTrend
Dengue fever 13,336 ▼ Declining · 2025
Cholera 36 ▼ Declining · 2025
Avian influenza 1

Questions about this page

How many nipah virus encephalitis cases has India reported in 2026?
The latest report for India gives an outbreak total of 1 nipah virus encephalitis cases to date. That is a running total since the outbreak began, not a count for 2026. The 2025 figure is an outbreak total to date, not a calendar-year count.
Where does India publish nipah virus encephalitis surveillance data?
The counts on this page were published by India NCDC/IDSP — weekly disease outbreak reports (district level) and WHO Epidemic Intelligence (EIOS). ENCLAI compiles and normalises them and is not affiliated with these authorities.

About this data

Figures are reported case counts as published by the originating health authorities, compiled by ENCLAI from 444 verified surveillance sources. India figures reflect the reporting available to ENCLAI; reporting periods and case definitions differ between sources, and a missing report does not establish zero cases. ENCLAI holds nipah virus encephalitis records for India dated from 2019. How we verify and update data: methodology & Trust Center · understanding case counts.

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