NEW DELHI, India: India has confirmed two Nipah virus infections in recent weeks, prompting neighbouring Southeast Asian countries to step up airport health screening amid concerns over cross-border transmission. India’s health ministry said that two Nipah cases have been reported in the eastern state of West Bengal since December, pushing back against what it described as misinformation circulating about the outbreak. “Speculative and incorrect figures regarding Nipah virus cases are being circulated,” the ministry said in a statement, confirming the tally at two. The update came a day after Thailand said it had tightened airport screening measures, with neighbouring Malaysia announcing similar steps. Thailand’s health ministry said it has designated specific parking bays for aircraft arriving from areas affected by Nipah outbreaks.