All out to contain a deadly disease

Danger zone: Residents fixing a sign reading ‘Nipah containment zone’ on a barricade, put up to block a road after the authorities declared the area a containment zone, to prevent the spread of Nipah virus in Ayanchery village in Kozhikode district, Kerala, India. — Reuters

Authorities in India are scrambling to contain a rare outbreak of Nipah, a virus spread from animals to humans that causes deadly fever with a high mortality rate.

Here is a look at what we know so far: