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Vigilance needed, even for prevention

Vigilance needed, even for prevention

Even after the third incidence of Nipah, Kerala has not been able to ascertain how it is transmitted to humans. In a state where deaths are recurring due to various types of flu, there needs to be mechanisms to analyse them properly.

15 Sept 2023 5:00 AM

RGCB launches mobile virology lab amid rising Nipah cases in Kerala

RGCB launches mobile virology lab amid rising Nipah cases in Kerala

14 Sept 2023 5:34 PM

Explained: The resurgence of Nipah virus in Kerala

Explained: The resurgence of Nipah virus in Kerala

The fresh outbreak of Nipah started with the death of a person on August 30 but it was on Monday when a contact of the...

14 Sept 2023 10:29 AM

Nipah Virus: 5 cases, 700 contacts, 77 high-risk; stringent measures in place

Nipah Virus: 5 cases, 700 contacts, 77 high-risk; stringent measures in place

This outbreak in Kerala involves the Bangladesh variant of the Nipah virus, which is less infectious but has a notably...

14 Sept 2023 3:50 AM

Nipah virus: 24-year-old health worker infected in Kerala

Nipah virus: 24-year-old health worker infected in Kerala

The health worker employed at a private hospital in Kozhikode has been confirmed with Nipah virus infection after his...

13 Sept 2023 5:45 PM

New Nipah strain less infectious, has high death rate; Kozhikode under close watch

New Nipah strain less infectious, has high death rate; Kozhikode under close watch

It was on Tuesday morning that the sample of a person, who died at Kozhikode following fever and breathlessness on...

13 Sept 2023 8:44 AM

Mandaviya confirms Nipah virus deaths in Kerala; sends team to assess

According to official sources, samples of four more people from Kerala have been sent to the National Institute of...

12 Sept 2023 4:48 PM

Kerala on alert for Nipah virus amid bat breeding season

Kerala on alert for Nipah virus amid bat breeding season

Health department to strengthen preventive steps against Nipah virus.

11 May 2022 8:55 AM

Bats captured from South India had IgG antibodies against Nipah

Bats captured from South India had IgG antibodies against Nipah

Pune: Scientists have detected the presence of IgG antibodies against Nipah virus infection (NiV) in 51 bats captured...

5 April 2022 12:50 PM

Nipah antibodies identified in samples of bats from Kozhikode

The National Institute of Virology, Pune, has confirmed antibodies against the Nipah virus in samples collected from...

30 Sept 2021 7:34 AM

PETA urges Kerala govt to shut pig farms to prevent Nipah epidemic

PETA urges Kerala govt to shut pig farms to prevent Nipah epidemic

Thiruvananthapuram: People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India on Tuesday urged Kerala's minister for...

22 Sept 2021 5:55 AM

Kerala eases curbs in Nipah containment wards amid decline in cases

Kerala eases curbs in Nipah containment wards amid decline in cases

Thiruvananthapuram: Amid the outbreak of the Nipah virus in the state, the Kerala government on Tuesday decided to...

15 Sept 2021 2:49 AM

Truenat test kit gets DCGI nod for Nipah virus testing

Truenat test kit gets DCGI nod for Nipah virus testing

New Delhi: The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has granted emergency use authorization (EAU) to Truenat, a...

9 Sept 2021 4:52 AM

Kerala gets a breather as all symptomatic persons test negative for Nipah

Kerala gets a breather as all symptomatic persons test negative for Nipah

Thiruvananthapuram: In a relief to the covid battered Kerala now on high alert with Nipah scare after a 12-year-old died...

8 Sept 2021 9:14 AM

Research finds Covishield-like vaccine effective in fight against lethal Nipah virus

Research finds Covishield-like vaccine effective in fight against lethal Nipah virus

London: An international team of researchers have found the Covishield-like vaccine successful in monkey trials against...

7 Sept 2021 3:03 PM

Kerala: Huge relief as all 8 close contacts of Nipah victim test negative

Kerala: Huge relief as all 8 close contacts of Nipah victim test negative

Thiruvananthapuram: The samples of eight of those who came in contact with the twelve-year-old who died of Nipah virus...

7 Sept 2021 7:10 AM