So far, the Nipah virus has killed more than a dozen people.

迄今为止，尼帕病毒已导致十几人死亡。

The CDC explains that the Nipah virus is named for a village in Malaysia.

CDC 解释说，尼帕病毒是以马来西亚的一个村庄命名的。

And the researchers say that this constant state of high alert may be why bats can carry Ebola, Nipah virus, and a whole lot of other infections with no symptoms at all.

而研究人员称这种持续的高警戒状态可能是蝙蝠携带埃博拉病毒、尼帕病毒及其它感染性疾病但却没有出现任何症状的原因。

Health officials are most concerned about the high mortality rate of the disease. The World Health Organization (WHO) lists the Nipah virus as a developing disease that could cause a global pandemic. Ebola and Zika are also on this list.

卫生官员最关心的是这种疾病的高死亡率。世界卫生组织（WHO）将尼帕病毒列为可能蔓延至全球的流行疾病。这一名单上就包括埃博拉病毒和寨卡病毒。