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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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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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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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The state has intensified surveillance for any cases of infection to start contact tracing Thiruvananthapuram: Determined to prevent the spread of Nipah virus, the Kerala government has swung into action as soon as four cases of infection were confirmed in Kozhikode. The state government has planned a pre-emptive approach to curb the spread of infection….
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Nipah Virus: Four Nipah infections have been confirmed in Kerala Thiruvananthapuram: 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. The…
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