Nipah epidemic can be controlled, but those who love exotic foods have been advised to be careful when eating bats.
Those who catch, kill and clean the bats must take precautions to protect themselves from being infected by the Nipah virus, Prof. Dr. Tan Chong Tin said, He is also the commander of anti-encephalitis Nipah outbreaks during 1998/99.
"They also need to be careful because bats are the animal SARS virus carriers," he said.
When asked if eating bats can be dangerous, he said that no matter if it was cooked properly.
However, Dr Tan said he would not want people to hunt and kill bats because of its contribution to ecology.
Species of bat meat is considered good for people with asthma. According to an online site, some areas of Thailand notion that eating will help promote positive bats.
Dr Tan said that the Nipah virus remains a global concern because it has been discovered in many parts of the world such as Ghana, Madagascar, India, China and other areas of Southeast Asia and Australia.
When asked if virus is found in Malaysia or not, Dr Tan said not sure because no tests have been done since the outbreak of 1998/99.
The outbreak began from villages near the Ipoh and more than 100 people were killed.
Below is a bat stew meat medicine in Palau, the island the world's smallest republic in the Pacific, about 800km the west of Philippines.
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