Nipah virus

Kerala: Amid Nipah outbreak 9 panchayats in Kozhikode declared containment zones

14 Sep 2023

The number of Nipah infections in Kozhikode increased to five on Wednesday after a health worker tested positive for the virus, despite the fact that the illness's origin remained unknown. The state previously recorded 4 positive Nipah cases, two of which died in the last two weeks. The 24-year-old health...

Kerala: Nipah cases on rise, over 700 on contact list

14 Sep 2023

Kerala Health Minister Veena George announced another case of the Nipah virus on Wednesday, bringing the total number of infections in the state to five. According to the minister, a 24-year-old health worker at a private hospital in Kozhikode has been diagnosed with the virus. Currently, 706 people are on...

Is Nipah virus in Kerala is Bangladesh variant, Find out the details

13 Sep 2023

The Kerala administration declared in the state assembly on Wednesday that the brain-damaging Nipah virus, which has killed two of the four persons affected, was a strain of the Bangladesh version that passes from person to person. According to Kerala Health Minister Veena George, the variation has a high fatality...

Nipah alert in Kerala after two ‘unnatural’ deaths

12 Sep 2023

The Kerala health department issued a health alert in Kozhikode on Monday night after two people died in the district from "unnatural" causes and were suspected of being infected with the Nipah virus (NiV). According to state health minister Veena George, relatives of one of the deceased have also been...

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