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KERALA NIPAH SURVEILLANCE
Kerala reports 10 new Shigella cases; Nipah contained, Ebola vigil intensifiedKerala is grappling with a surge in Shigella infections, reporting 10 new cases and a yearly total of 226. While Nipah virus spread has bee...
Kerala remains India’s ground zero for the Nipah virus, but why?A new Nipah virus case in Kozhikode, Kerala, highlights the state's recurring outbreaks. Experts link these to fruit bats and human activit...
ICMR team reaches Kozhikode after Nipah outbreak; relatives of patient test negativeA Nipah virus case has been confirmed in Kozhikode. An ICMR team has arrived to assess the situation. Close relatives of the patient have t...
Kerala: Nipah patient's route map released; animal husbandry dept sets up control roomKozhikode district administration has released the route map of a 43-year-old man infected with the Nipah virus. He is currently on ventila...
Nipah virus infection reported in Kerala's Kozhikode, 77 contacts identifiedA Nipah virus infection case is confirmed in Kozhikode, Kerala. Authorities have initiated preventive measures and are tracing contacts. Th...
Kerala reports fresh Nipah Virus case: Check symptoms, ways to prevent and other key detailsKerala is on high alert after a man in Kozhikode district tested positive for Nipah virus. Health officials are tracing contacts and implem...
Nipah virus in Kerala: Three cases detected in Malappuram, Palakkad this year; govt traces 677 contactsIn 2025, Kerala's Malappuram and Palakkad districts reported three Nipah virus infections, prompting the tracing of 677 contacts. The gover...
Second suspected Nipah death in Kerala; tracing, surveillance stepped upA 57-year-old man in Kerala's Palakkad district has died with a suspected Nipah virus infection, prompting increased surveillance and conta...
Nipah virus in Kerala: Over 400 under surveillance, containment zone declared; One critical, one deadKerala is on high alert as 425 individuals are on the Nipah virus contact list, with Malappuram, Palakkad, and Kozhikode reporting the high...
ICMR permits Kerala to conduct Truenat portable tests in boost for state's Nipah containment responseWith Truenat available locally, only samples that test positive for Nipah need be sent to Thiruvananthapuram, Thonnakkal, or Kozhikode labs...
Nipah situation is totally under control in Kerala: Minister Veena GeorgeAccording to Kerala Health Minister Veena George, the situation regarding the latest Nipah outbreak in Kerala is under control. More than 2...
Nipah virus: Samples of 61 high-risk contacts test negative, situation under control: Kerala Health MinisterThe Health Minister said that the State health department had sought the help of the police to attain mobile tower locations of the decease...
Karnataka govt issues guidelines following Nipah outbreak in neighbouring KeralaThe Karnataka government has issued guidelines to prevent the spread of the Nipah virus after four confirmed cases and two deaths were repo...
One more Nipah virus case confirmed in Kerala, Karnataka boosts border surveillanceThe Nipah virus outbreak in Kerala continues to raise concerns as another case has been confirmed in Kozhikode. Neighboring state Karnataka...
Nipah Virus: Schools, and colleges to remain closed in Kozhikode till September 16In the wake of the Nipah virus outbreak in Kozhikode district, the district collector has declared a holiday for all educational institutio...
NIV teams to arrive in Kerala following Nipah confirmation; virus is Bangladesh variant: Health MinisterTeams from the National Institute of Virology (NIV), Pune, will set up a mobile lab at Kozhikode Medical College in Kerala to test for Nipa...
Kerala government issues Nipah Management Plan"The prime objective is surveillance, testing and treatment of the patients. As part of surveillance, effective contact tracing and quarant...
Tamil Nadu steps up measures to screen people at border areas in wake of Nipah virus case in Kerala: Minister"Already we have been monitoring the nine districts that border Kerala. We have been conducting door-to-door awareness campaigns in the dis...
Nipah: Travellers asked to avoid 4 Kerala districtsSurveillance by the government is being conducted in Kozhikode district, from where most of the cases were reported.
Nipah virus: No need to panic in Goa, says governmentDr Utkarsh Betodkar, State Surveillance Officer of Directorate of Health Services, said there was no need to panic as the virus had only af...