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  3. Nipah Virus in Kerala again: Why this is an alarming situation

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  4. Nipah virus scare: 10 deaths in Kerala due to Nipah virus symptoms

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  1. Indian authorities rush to contain a deadly Nipah virus outbreak in Kerala

    Kerala experienced a deadly outbreak of the Nipah virus in 2018, killing 17 people and causing widespread panic in the state. More than 230 people were tested during that time as authorities ...

  2. Nipah virus: Is it safe to travel to Kerala right now?

    A rare virus, called Nipah virus or NiV, has claimed 14 lives in the northern Kerala districts of Kozhikode and Malappuram, putting the state on high alert. ... protocols and are free of problems as usual," said a statement issued by the president of the Confederation of Kerala Tourism Industry (CKTI) E M Najeeb. Bihar, ...

  3. Nipah Virus Updates: Educational institutions in Kozhikode shut till

    Sep 15, 2023 10:45 PM IST. Nipah virus Updates: With two deaths reported due to Nipah, Kerala is battling its fourth outbreak of the deadly virus. People wear masks at a medical college after the ...

  4. Nipah virus is deadly

    Nipah, a deadly RNA virus that can spill over from bats to humans, has infected six people and killed two in the Indian state of Kerala since August. The virus can cause encephalitis ...

  5. No new Nipah case for two days, situation under control: Kerala

    As Kerala did not report a new case of Nipah virus for the second consecutive day, state health Minister Veena George on Sunday said genomic sequencing of the virus will be done. Nipah, cases of which surfaced in Kozhikode district last week for the third time in the last five years, has infected six persons, and two of them died.

  6. How Kerala's fight against the Nipah virus has evolved over the years

    That year Nipah was confined to a single case as health workers and society were almost insulted due to Covid-19 protocol. Detection has come a long way since 2018. In 2018, the health department diagnosed people with the Nipah virus only after a few victims died. The state did not have the lab facilities to confirm Nipah.

  7. Kerala Nipah Virus Live: 1 more test positive for Nipah virus infection

    Kerala Health Minister Veena George says on Nipah Virus outbreak: "Results of 11 samples sent for the Nipah test have come out negative. So far, 6 samples have come out positive, that is the count ...

  8. Nipah virus outbreak: what scientists know so far

    In the southern Indian state of Kerala, the bat-borne Nipah virus has infected six people — two of whom have died — since it emerged in late August. More than 700 people, including health-care ...

  9. What is Nipah virus? Kerala starts mass testing after outbreak in India

    It is the fourth outbreak in the region since 2018. Nipah is a rare but serious bat-borne virus that can cause fever, vomiting and respiratory infections in humans. Severe cases can involve ...

  10. Nipah Virus Death Has Officials In India's Kerala State On High Alert

    K/AP. NEW DELHI — The southern Indian state of Kerala is quickly ramping up efforts to stop a potential outbreak of the deadly Nipah virus, even as the state continues to battle the highest ...

  11. Nipah virus strikes Kerala: recent cases and implications

    The Nipah virus, a highly pathogenic zoonotic pathogen, has once again surfaced in the state of Kerala, India, with recent cases reported in 2023. This article delves into the epidemiological details of these cases, shedding light on the two fatalities that occurred in September 2023 and August 2023 as well as the suspected cases that have undergone testing. Nipah virus, known for its severe ...

  12. Nipah virus outbreaks in Kerala

    After Nipah virus outbreaks in India in 2001 and 2007 (both in the eastern state of West Bengal ), an outbreak occurred in Kerala in 2018. [1] The 2018 Kerala outbreak was traced to fruit bats in the area, was generally confined to Kozhikode and Malappuram districts, [2] [3] and claimed 17 lives. [4] The outbreak was declared over on 10 June ...

  13. Nipah Virus Outbreak in Kerala

    The Nipah outbreak reported in Kozhikode and Malappuram districts of Kerala in May 2018 was the third of Nipah Virus Outbreaks in India, the earlier being in 2001 and 2007, both in West Bengal. A total of 23 cases were identified, including the index case with 18 laboratory-confirmed cases. The outbreak was managed by the state government and ...

  14. Nipah virus outbreak in India's Kerala state: What do we know so far?

    The southern state of Kerala has recorded two deaths from Nipah and four other confirmed cases since last month. Authorities there have closed some schools and instituted mass testing. This marks Kerala's fourth recorded spate of Nipah cases in five years. The virus killed 17 people during the first instance in 2018.

  15. Nipah Virus in Kerala: How did Kerala handle the earlier outbreaks of

    Advertisement. When the state reported Nipah in 2019, for the second year in a row, the health department already had a protocol in place to handle the situation. In 2019, only one case was reported in Ernakulam district. In 2020, the state did not report any Nipah case, but the protocol was updated and sent across the system.

  16. Nipah virus behind two Kerala deaths; govt sets up control room. Top

    Mandaviya said a central team of experts has been sent to Kerala to take stock of the situation and assist the state government in the management of the Nipah virus infection. Deaths due to Nipah ...

  17. Nipah virus: India's Kerala state moves quickly to control fresh

    The Indian state of Kerala has closed schools, offices, and public transport in the Kozhikode district in response to a re-emergence of the potentially deadly Nipah virus. The decision on 13 September was made as a precaution against the spread of the virus, which has seen two deaths and six confirmed cases so far. Tests conducted at the National Institute of Virology in Pune confirmed that ...

  18. No Nipah virus cases for 2nd day, Kerala Health Minister confirms 'no

    No Nipah cases in Kerala as 61 test samples resulted in negative. ... The health workers have intensified prevention activities in places where Nipah virus has been confirmed. 11,959 houses were visited on Sunday while health workers visited a total of 34,617 houses in the wards included in the containment zones to take stock of the situation ...

  19. Explained

    The virus takes from 6 to 21 days to incubate and manifest as disease. The story so far: Kerala has reported a fatality from a case of infection by the Nipah virus in the northern district of ...

  20. Nipah virus infections in India's Kerala state rise to 5

    In the latest in a deadly outbreak of Nipah virus infections in Kerala, India, a 24-year-old healthcare worker who was exposed to a Nipah patient has tested positive, according to the Hindustan Times and other media sources. The newest infection in Kozhikode district raises the outbreak total to five cases, two of which have proved fatal.

  21. Nipah virus scare in Kerala: Two deaths confirmed, state on high alert

    New Delhi: Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Tuesday confirmed that the two deaths in Kerala's Kozhikode district have been caused by the the Nipah virus. The Union Health Minister added ...

  22. Remember 'Contagion?' A New Treatment For Nipah Virus ...

    India has curbed public gatherings and shut some schools in the southern state of Kerala after two people died of Nipah, a virus from bats or pigs that causes deadly fever, officials said on ...

  23. Lok Sabha Elections 2024: 6 Key Characters Of The Political Kerala Story

    Kerala is slated to vote in the second phase of Lok Sabha (LS) elections on April 26, 2024. The state has been in news for its unique electoral fight where the two main political contenders are ...