Tag: Nipah

India lacks diagnostic tests for emerging infectious diseases

June 29, 2024 admin

A recent case of Zika virus infection in Pune has renewed concerns about India’s preparedness for diagnosing emerging infectious diseases. After experiencing symptoms like fever and rashes, the 46-year-old doctor was hospitalised and diagnosed with Zika virus infection after his samples were sent for testing to the apex virology institute. Subsequent testing of his family…

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Nipah infection possible in more places in Southeast Asia, says Nature article

October 12, 2023 admin

Bat populations in many Indian States harbour serological evidence of exposure to Nipah virus,” the Nature article points out. | Photo Credit: CraigRJD Many places in Southeast Asia, such as Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, southern China, Bhutan, Nepal, Sri Lanka and some Indian States, have Nipah virus reservoirs and could experience cross-species transmission to humans, says…

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Why BSL-3 lab for Nipah confirmation is unnecessary

September 30, 2023 admin

On September 11, samples sent to Calicut Medical College for testing were confirmed as Nipah virus. But only on September 20, after 323 samples were tested for the virus, did ICMR permit Kerala to use Truenat for Nipah testing. Even the belated permission came only after Kerala “strongly demanded” for Truenat during discussions with ICMR,…

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Nipah Virus Causes, Symptoms And Treatment

September 12, 2023 admin

According to the WHO, no drugs or vaccines specific for Nipah are currently available. New Delhi: 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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Nipah Alert Sounded In Kerala’s Kozhikode After Two ‘Unnatural’ Deaths

September 11, 2023 admin

Deaths due to Nipah virus infection were reported in Kozhikode district in 2018 and 2021. Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala Health Department sounded a health alert in Kozhikode district on Monday following two “unnatural” deaths suspected to be due to the Nipah virus infection. State Health Minister Veena George held a high-level meeting and reviewed the situation,…

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