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Nipah Virus Updates

Kerala to study population sample to find cause of repeated Nipah outbreaks

20 Sep 2023

Kerala's Chief Minister, Pinarayi Vijayan, has announced that the state will initiate a seroprevalence investigation regarding the recurring occurrences of the Nipah virus in the Kozhikode district. As per the World Health Organization (WHO), these population-based seroprevalence surveys are essential for estimating the infection rate and immunity levels within a...

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...