KARACHI: Amid growing concerns over the possible spread of the highly contagious Nipah virus to Pakistan, the Sindh government has released an advisory for prevention and control of the deadly pathogen. “While currently there is no outbreak of the virus in Pakistan, neighbouring countries like India and Bangladesh as well as Southeast Asian countries including Malaysia and Singapore are reporting Nipah cases,” the advisory released by Directorate General Health Services Sindh to hospitals said. “Almost all the NiV outbreaks have previously occurred in winter to spring season [Dec to May],” it added. “It’s mode of transmission includes direct contact with infected animals or infected persons or their body fluids including nasal or respiratory droplets. Symptoms may appear four to 14 days after exposure. The key signs of the infection include fever, headache, muscle pain, fatigue, nausea, vomiting, respiratory issues, confusion, seizures and coma,” the provincial advisory sai...