nipah virus outbreak

No new Nipah cases in Kerala, says Health Minister Veena George

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No new Nipah cases in Kerala, says Health Minister Veena George

Health officials in protective gear at a Nipah Triage wing of the Government Medical College Hospital in Kozhikode on September 15, 2023. | Photo Credit: Thulasi Kakkat Kerala Health Minister Veena George has said that no fresh cases of Nipah infection have been reported from the State till Saturday afternoon. She told the media that … Read more

Nipah virus death in Kerala; here’s what are its symptoms, history and preparedness in India

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Nipah virus death in Kerala; here’s what are its symptoms, history and preparedness in India

Nipah virus case in Kerala Already reeling under the rising cases of Covid-19, Kerala recently witnessed the first mortality from Nipah virus this year after a 12-year-old boy from Kozhikode succumbed to it. Th virus outbreak has resurfaced after 2018 and is spread by saliva of the fruit bats. On September, the sample for the … Read more