Jakarta, Feb. 24 -- Indonesia has recorded no confirmed Nipah virus infections, the Health Ministry said on Tuesday, after laboratory tests cleared all suspected cases reported in recent years.

Sumarjaya, the ministry's Director of Health Surveillance and Quarantine, said 16 suspected cases were identified between 2024 and 2026, but all tested negative.

"All the lab results were negative," he said during an online discussion.

Ministry data showed that of the 16 suspected cases, two were reported in 2026 - one in Central Java and one in North Sulawesi - and both were ruled out. Nine suspected cases were recorded in 2025 and five in 2024.

The provinces reporting suspected infections over the three-year period were Riau, West Java, Centr...