Track the all Preventive Measurement taken by the Government to Control Nipah Virus in Kerala.
311 people under observation after Nipah returns to Kerala
On reports of several people returning from Kerala to West Bengal in the wake of the virus scare, the minister said there is no need to run away from the state anymore.
Chairing a high-level meeting on the Nipah Virus outbreak on Sunday, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has said that there is no cause for panic as the brief Nipah Virus flare up in north Kerala has been c
The situation in Kerala at present following the outbreak of Nipah virus, which has so far claimed 16 lives, is not alarming as no new cases have been reported, a high-level review meeting said today. The meeting, chaired by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijaya
The government’s immediate concern arises from three people succumbing to the Nipah virus in a period of just two days.
So far, Nipah virus has claimed 16 lives. Data released by the World Health Organisation (WHO) suggests that as of May 28, “15 people have tested positive for NiV in Kozhikode and Malappuram districts”.
The antibody to fight the Nipah Virus will reach India on Thursday night, Rajeev Sadanandan, Additional Chief Secretary, Health and Family Welfare, Government of Kerala, has confirmed to TNM. He added that the package from the University of Queensland wil
The government has asked people to
Police have registered a case and begun a probe into a forged report, quoting Kozhikode District Medical Officer that the Nipah virus, which has killed 13 people so far in Kerala, was spreading through chicken.
In the wake of Nipah virus ( NiV) outbreak in Kerala, Haryana Government on Thursday issued an advisory on the deadly infection. While atleast 12 people have died in Kerala due to Nipah virus,
In the wake of Nipah virus cases in Kerala, the Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR) has written to the Queensland government in Australia asking it to provide an antibody developed there to test if it can "neutralise" the virus in humans.
India News: With 10 deaths due to the deadly Nipah virus being reported so far from northern Kerala, the state government on Wednesday issued an advisory, asking
Kerala Health Minister K K Shylaja said 2,000 Ribavirin tablets, anti-viral medicines, have been brought from Malaysia for treatment of patients with symptoms of Nipah virus infection.
Since, Nipah virus starts spreading neighbouring states of Kerala taking precautionary measures to prevent Nipah virus. Check how to cure Nipah virus and how nipah virus is transmitted.
The highly contagious Nipah virus killed 11 persons in Kerala before it was contained, the Union health ministry said.
Kerala government says the situation remains under control and health department is taking effective steps for management of reported cases.
Though the virus has been reported only in Kozhikode, a statewide alert
has been given to remain vigilant. A 24-hour control room has been
opened to monitor the situation. CM has also requested all to follow the
instructions of the health department to tackle this crisis.
Nipah, which was first identified during an outbreak in Kampung Sungai Nipah, Malaysia in 1998, is primarily carried by fruit bats of the Pteropodidae family.
At the Chenganoth Panchayat in Kerala's Kozhikode, several families have evacuated their homes in the last four days, since three deaths were reported due to the rare Nipah virus, spread mainly by fruit bats.
Dr Kafeel Khan, an accused in the BRD Medical College infant deaths tragedy in Uttar Pradesh, said he couldn't sleep as disturbing thoughts of all the deaths caused by the Nipah virus in Kerala were keeping him up at night.
Nipah, which was first identified during an outbreak in Kampung Sungai Nipah, Malaysia in 1998, is primarily carried by fruit bats of the Pteropodidae family.
The state of Kerala is under high-alert after the outbreak of Nipah virus which is believed to have claimed the lives of 10 persons.
NEW DELHI (AP) — A deadly virus has killed at least three people in southern India, officials said Monday, with medical teams dispatched to the area amid reports that up
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday informed that the state government is closely monitoring the outbreak of Nipah virus in the region and taking every possible step to prevent its further spread.The Kerala Chief Minister Office took to
As fear of the deadly Nipah virus grips Kozhikode district, the rapid response team of the Health Department convened a high-level meeting here on Monday.
All arrangements in place to tackle Nipah virus Kerala Minister
The Union Health Ministry has rushed a team of experts to Kerala to assist the state control the Nipah virus outbreak
After three confirmed deaths from the mysterious new "Nipah virus" in Kerala's Kozhikode, the centre has sent a team to the southern state. More deaths with similar symptoms have been reported but officials said medical tests were needed to confirm the ca
After three confirmed deaths due to the Nipah virus (NiV), and reports on eight other patients awaited, Kerala Health Minister K.K. Shailaja on Monday said things are under control and there is no need to panic.
The health department urges the public not to be swayed by the multifarious and misleading messages on social media.
The Nipah virus causes severe infections in humans with symptoms like fever and a cold quickly escalating to encephalitis that can be fatal.