DENPASAR - The Denpasar Health Quarantine Headquarters (BBKK) anticipates the entry of the Nipah Virus into Bali, especially vigilant on the arrival route of India.
"Especially because this virus is happening in India, we focus on India, but we still keep all flights," said Head of Denpasar BBKK Heri Saputra, Thursday, January 29.
The anticipation of the Indian route was carried out considering that the local government had verified the case and in one day the average passenger route via I Gusti Ngurah Rai Airport touched 500-600 people.
Throughout January 2026, 19,635 people have entered and exited Bali-India with Air India and IndiGo airline flights.
Although the Indian route is in the spotlight, the Denpasar BBKK does not want to be complacent with other international routes, because Asian people tend to be dynamic in moving places so that the incubation period of the virus is difficult to read.
"In terms of vigilance, all flights remain because it could be Indians to Singapore or to Malaysia, from Malaysia to here, but because the current Indians are infected, we concentrate on Indian flights," said Heri.
The same treatment carried out by the Denpasar BBKK to all international route passengers at I Gusti Ngurah Rai Airport is to check the temperature with a thermal scanner at the arrival terminal.
"We are doing early detection by installing thermal scanners because the initial symptoms are usually high fever of 37.5 degrees or 38 degrees and we have installed three, two in international, one in domestic," he said.
If there are passengers who have a fever and are suspected of having similar characteristics of the Nipah Virus, the officers will take them to the edge to be examined further and asked for information about their recent travel.
The Denpasar Health Office will also take samples from the passenger to be tested at the laboratory in Surabaya, especially if there are other symptoms such as shortness of breath and muscle pain.
"For example, if there are critical symptoms, we will refer them to Prof. Ngoerah Hospital, we will check whether he is really positive for the Nipah Virus or because of ordinary illness," he said.
Bali also ensures that there are complete facilities such as isolation rooms in government hospitals for patients to be quarantined.
Therefore, he also invited the public not to hesitate to check if they experience similar complaints, because the dangerous thing about this virus is that it can have an impact on brain inflammation and the death rate reaches 45-75 percent.
"Do not eat fruit with bat bites, wash and peel the fruit thoroughly before eating, if you travel to India and the affected countries, it is recommended to apply clean and healthy living behaviors, and immediately consult a health facility if you experience symptoms of Nipah disease after returning from India," said Heri.
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