Kat: "Nipah virus" Letter

Hello Kat, John and Doves,

The source of Nipah virus as an 'upcoming' pandemic may be this "exercise" in the "National Blueprint for Biodefense - 2024" where terrorists release Nipah virus on July 4, 2025.

Tabletop Exercise - Nipah Virus Bioterrorist Attack on July 4, 2025; Chinese Nationals Arrested for Agroterrorism

Also, it's been 'advertised' over the years as 'a possible pandemic'.

2021:
Nipah Outbreak: Is it the beginning of another pandemic in the era of COVID-19 and Zika - PMC

2022:

Nipah Outbreak: Is it the beginning of another pandemic in the era of COVID-19 and Zika - PMC

2025:

Nipah Virus: A Zoonotic Threat Re-Emerging in the Wake of Global Public Health Challenges - PubMed

Nipah virus 75 times more deadly than Covid may be next pandemic | news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site for latest headlines

There are no antiviral medications for this...just try to manage symptoms.

As for the red algae -

"There is currently no approved therapeutic for human use against NiV infection."

This publication reported "significant protection against lethal NiV challenge in Syrian golden hamsters."

They used Griffithsin (GRFT) to treat the hamsters. It's extracted from red algae Griffithsia sp..

Griffithsin Inhibits Nipah Virus Entry and Fusion and Can Protect Syrian Golden Hamsters From Lethal Nipah Virus Challenge - PubMed

"...a red algae-derived griffithsin protein has demonstrated superior in vitro and in vivo antiviral activity with minimum host toxicity against a variety of clinically relevant, enveloped viruses."
Griffithsin, a Highly Potent Broad-Spectrum Antiviral Lectin from Red Algae: From Discovery to Clinical Application - PMC

This could also work as a prophylactic treatment as it inhibits the Nipah virus by blocking entry into cells.

It's been found to be effective in preventing HIV infection and preventing infection by other enveloped viruses like hepatitis C virus, Japanese encephalitis virus, and SARS-CoV.

Thank you, Kat, for noting the treatment with red algae in your letter. Seems to be a specific species, but maybe other red algae have similar proteins too.

But never fear - a "vaccine" is coming.

This article is dated June 2025. "A vaccine for the deadly Nipah virus, which has the potential to cause a pandemic, could reach patients sooner thanks to scientists at the University of Oxford. The university's jab for the Nipah virus has received backing from the European Medicines Agency's Prime scheme." Oxford is currently in Phase One of the testing.
'Compelling' update on virus with 'pandemic potential' that kills up to 85% of infected - The Mirror

This is not an mRNA vaccine - It uses "a replication-deficient chimpanzee adenoviral vector, ChAdOx1, which has been engineered to express the NiV glycoprotein. This protein is crucial for the virus' ability to enter and infect cells and by presenting it to the immune system without the presence of the actual virus, the vaccine primes the body to recognize and fight off the real pathogen upon exposure. Preclinical studies have demonstrated the vaccine's efficacy." This vaccine has been shown effective in African green monkeys and Syrian hamsters. This vaccine is considered cost effective and easy to produce with a low production cost of approx $5 per dose. One dose may be all that's needed.
The science behind Nipah vaccine: How ChAdOx1 NipahB vaccine works - India Today

Moderna is(was?) testing a mRNA Nipah virus "vaccine". I'm not seeing much 'movement' on this vaccine. And no study results have been posted on clinical trials.

I noted on Amazon that they sell Red Algae Gigartina. This has also been shown to to inhibit a range of viruses.
Marine Algal Antioxidants as Potential Vectors for Controlling Viral Diseases - PMC

I would prefer more research on the red algae proteins - as prophylactics to disease than yet another vaccine.

Thank you for the information on the red algae, Kat.

Something is in the works, no doubt.

Blessings,

Chance