Nipah Virus

A 14-year-old boy from Mallapuram district of Kerala succumbed to the Nipah virus, triggering an urgent public health response from the Centre. The boy, who exhibited symptoms of acute encephalitis syndrome (AES), was initially admitted to…
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The Kerala government on Saturday confirmed Nipah infection in a 14-year-old boy from Malappuram district. The Nipah virus infection is a zoonotic illness transferred from animals such as pigs and fruit bats to humans. Nipah usually…
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A fresh case of Nipah virus was confirmed in Kerala’s Kozhikode on Friday, taking the total number of infections to six while the fatalities remain two. Kerala is grappling with a renewed surge in Nipah cases – the brain-damaging virus…
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Teams from National Institute of Virology (NIV), Pune would arrive in Kerala during the day to set up a mobile lab at Kozhikode Medical College to test for Nipah and carry out survey of bats, the state government said in the assembly today.…
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The Nipah alert in Kerala’s Kozhikode after two ‘unnatural’ deaths were reported due to fever has brought back panic and grim memories of the earlier outbreaks that claimed several lives. Here is a 5-point explainer on Nipah virus Nipah…
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The Kerala health department on Monday night sounded a health alert in Kozhikode after two people who died due to “unnatural” deaths in the district were suspected to have been infected with the Nipah virus (NiV). According to state health…
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The Thiruvananthpuram health department has increased Nipah virus monitoring in the state and has ordered hospitals to monitor patients who have symptoms related to the viral illness. The warning came during the breeding season for bats,…
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As Kerala battles with an increasing number of COVID-19 cases that is creating panic amongst the entire nation, there’s another virus that has been declared a health risk in the state- the Nipah virus. This came after a 12-year-old boy…
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