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Nipah virus outbreak: How it attacks the brain and how to stay safeIndia has reported two Nipah virus cases, with both infected nurses in Kolkata having recovered. While rare, Nipah is a dangerous virus wit...
Nipah virus update: These international airports reintroduce Covid-style health checks after West Bengal outbreak. Check the guidelines and what travellers must knowNipah virus update: Airports in Taiwan, Nepal and Thailand have reintroduced Covid-style health checks after five cases of Nipah virus were...
Nipah virus outbreak: 100 people quarantined in West Bengal to contain deadly zoonotic virus with high fatality. Check how it spreads, signs, symptoms and treatmentNipah virus outbreak: As many as 100 people have sent to quarantine in West Bengal to contain the spread of the deadly Nipah virus in the s...
Jharkhand Health department issues Nipah advisory, directs districts to intensify surveillanceNipah virus is a zoonotic disease primarily transmitted from bats to humans and animals. The infection can spread through consumption of fr...
Alert sounded in Jharkhand after 2 suspected cases of Nipah virus detected in West BengalJharkhand has issued an alert following two suspected Nipah virus cases in West Bengal. The state's health ministry is implementing strict ...
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...
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...
Kerala on alert after two suspected Nipah cases spark concern in three districtsKerala health authorities have issued alerts in Kozhikode, Malappuram, and Palakkad districts following the detection of two suspected Nipa...
Nipah virus confirmed in 14-year-old boy from Malappuram, says Kerala Health Minister Veena GeorgeKerala Health Minister Veena George has confirmed a Nipah virus case in a 14-year-old boy from Malappuram. In response, a high-level meetin...
Nipah virus outbreak renews calls to protect bat roostsThough Kerala's response to contain the outbreak drew international praise, the quick spread of the virus and its impact on tens of thousan...
No fresh positive cases of Nipah, results of 51 samples awaited: Kerala govtThe Kerala government is searching for the source and place where the index case of the Nipah virus outbreak was infected. They are seeking...
Nipah virus: could it cause the next pandemic?Nipah virus was first identified in Malaysia in 1998. Cases such as the recent death of a boy in Kerala, India have raised concerns that it...
Nipah virus strikes again: Deadly symptoms, prevention, everything you need to knowThe WHO claims there is no treatment or vaccine available for the infection.
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...
A year after Case #1, why is Kerala still struggling with a high number of active cases?A year after Kerala reported India’s first Covid-19 case, the state continues to see a high number of active cases. But it has kept the dea...
Telangana readies 5 hospitals with 3,000 beds to handle any coronavirus eventualityIn all, the government has identified five state-run hospitals and dozens of private hospitals attached to medical colleges to be used for ...
Biotech department set to work on vaccines for coronavirusThe Department of Biotechnology (DBT) under the India chapter of the Coalition of Epidemic Preparedness and Innovations (CEPI) will support...
Nipah Virus: CM Pinarayi Vijayan chairs high-level meet to review preventive measuresDirections have been given to continue vigil and to strengthen the state's monitoring mechanism, besides increasing awareness about the vir...
Kerala govt offers aid to kin of nurse who died of Nipah, job to husbandA decision in this regard was taken at a Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan here.
ET View: Create awareness on Nipah virusThe NiV was first identified during an outbreak in Kampung Sungai Nipah in Malaysia in 1998. Pigs were the intermediate hosts.