Nipah scare: RT-PCR tests conducted on bats at Kolkata zoo
- India
- January 24, 2026
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Samples have recently been collected from bat populations in Madhyamgram, Barasat and Basirhat in West Bengal; Alipore Zoo remains the only facility in Kolkata that houses a bat enclosure, prompting health authorities to include it in the surveillance drive