Tag: Nipah Virus

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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Schools, Colleges To Remain Shut In Kerala’s Kozhikode Till September 24

September 15, 2023 admin

Nipah Virus: As of now, six positive cases of Nipah Virus have been reported in the state. Kozhikode: In the wake of the Nipah virus infection, all educational institutes in Kerala’s Kozhikode will remain shut for a week until next Sunday, September 24. This includes schools, professional colleges, and tuition centres. Meanwhile, online classes will…

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Nipah Virus Detected In 39-Year-Old Man, Total 6 Cases In Kerala Now

September 15, 2023 admin

Nipah virus: There are no vaccines to prevent or cure the infection. (file) New Delhi: A 39-year-old man in Kerala’s Kozhikode district, who had sought treatment at a private hospital where Nipah virus-affected were treated for other ailments earlier, has tested positive for the virus, taking the total known Nipah infections in the southern state…

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Morning Digest | Central team of officials to visit Nipah-hit areas, Joe Biden’s son Hunter indicted on gun charges, and more

September 15, 2023 admin

Central team of officials to visit Nipah-hit areas A Central team of officials is expected to visit Maruthonkara and Ayancheri areas in Kozhikode district of Kerala on Friday where two persons died due to Nipah infection recently. Five people have so far tested positive for the virus, of whom two are dead. The others are…

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Kerala To Test Samples Of All Persons In ‘High-Risk’ Nipah Contact List

September 15, 2023 admin

Kerala Health Minister said the mobile lab has 2 machines each of which can test 96 samples at a time. Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala government on Thursday decided to take body-fluid samples of all of those who are on the ‘high-risk’ contact list linked to the first Nipah victim, a 47-year-old man who died on August…

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Rs 100-Crore District Labs, Immediate Action: Minister After Nipah Outbreak

September 14, 2023 admin

“We can conduct surveillance at a remote village and gather information,” Mansukh Mandaviya said. New Delhi: The Nipah virus spreads much slower than Covid and unlike Covid, it spreads through a vector, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya told NDTV today. A treatment protocol is there and once the tests are done and the disease is…

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Nipah Virus Pune’s National Institute of Virology Sends Mobile Laboratory To Kerala For Early Nipah Detection

September 14, 2023 admin

So far, the samples were being sent to the National Institute of Virology in Pune. (Representational) New Delhi: The ICMR’s National Institute of Virology in Pune on Thursday sent its mobile BSL-3 laboratory to Kozhikode in Kerala to test samples for Nipah virus in the district itself after five cases, including two deaths, were reported…

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What Is Nipah Virus, Its Previous Outbreaks And How It Is Treated

September 14, 2023 admin

Nipah virus: There are no vaccines to prevent or cure the infection New Delhi: Kerala shut some schools and offices this week as officials raced to halt the spread of the deadly Nipah virus, after it killed two people in the fourth outbreak since 2018. Here is what we know about the virus: Where did Nipah virus…

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Karnataka District Issues Alert Following Nipah Cases In Kerala

September 13, 2023 admin

Kerala’s Dakshina Kannada has not reported any Nipah case so far (Representational) Mangaluru: The Dakshina Kannada district administration in Karnataka has sounded an alert in the district following the confirmation of Nipah cases in neighbouring Kerala. The Health department has asked the police to open checkposts at border points to inspect goods vehicles entering the…

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“All Arrangements In Place To Prevent Nipah Spread”: Kerala Health Minister

September 13, 2023 admin

2 people have died of Nipah virus in Kerala. (Representational) Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala: Amid fears of the spread of Nipah virus in Kerala after the death of two patients in Kozhikode district, Health Minister Veena George on Wednesday said the state government had made all arrangements to contain the pathogen and ensure public safety. In a…

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