Nipah virus outbreak: Health ministry shares latest update on deadly infection as Thailand, Nepal and Malaysia airports step up screening of passengersNipah virus: India's health ministry has clarified that there are two cases of confirmed Nipah virus in West Bengal amid reports that five ...
28 Jan, 2026, 02.37 PM IST
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...
23 Jan, 2026, 01.56 PM IST
National Institute of Virology develops portable 'point-of-care' test kit for detecting Nipah virusIndia can now swiftly detect the Nipah virus with a newly developed portable test kit by the National Institute of Virology (NIV). This poi...
24 Jun, 2025, 04.17 PM IST
Gennova Bio joins CEPI to develop vax against Nipah virusGennova Biopharmaceuticals, in partnership with CEPI, will advance the development of a self-amplifying mRNA vaccine against Nipah virus wi...
01 Apr, 2025, 11.53 PM IST
Nipah virus claims another life in Kerala district, masks up, schools shut: Symptoms, treatment and transmission explainedNipah Virus: The Kerala government has imposed strict containment measures in Malappuram district following a Nipah virus death. Shops in a...
17 Sep, 2024, 09.26 AM IST
Nipah virus outbreak in Kerala: 175 people exposed, says Health Minister as she leads efforts to curb spreadKerala health minister Veena George announced that 175 people in Malappuram district are on the contact list for the Nipah virus outbreak. ...
17 Sep, 2024, 09.16 AM IST
Nipah virus claims teen's life in Kerala, 60 high-risk cases identifiedAuthorities in Kerala state, southern India, are taking precautionary measures following the death of a 14-year-old boy from the Nipah viru...
21 Jul, 2024, 09.49 PM IST
Nipah virus outbreak in Kerala: All educational institutes in Kozhikode shut till September 24. Top 10 latest updatesAn outbreak of the Nipah virus in Kerala, India has caused panic. The virus, transmitted by fruit bats, is potentially fatal and can cause ...
16 Sep, 2023, 01.35 PM IST
India to procure 20 more doses of monoclonal antibody from Australia for Nipah treatment: ICMR DGIndia will procure an additional 20 doses of monoclonal antibody from Australia for the treatment of Nipah virus infection, according to Ra...
15 Sep, 2023, 11.02 PM IST
How dangerous is Nipah virus. What happens when you get it. Can you survive the deadly virus? Here is allKerala is dealing with the reemergence of the Nipah virus, with two deaths and three people under quarantine. This is the fourth occurrence...
15 Sep, 2023, 01.14 PM IST
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...
01 Nov, 2021, 11.33 AM IST
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...
05 Sep, 2021, 05.32 PM IST
Saudi Arabia bans fruit and vegetables from KeralaSaudi Arabia has cited the risk from an outbreak of Nipah virus in a filing published by World Trade Organization on Thursday.
07 Jun, 2018, 04.26 PM IST
Is India ready to handle an epidemic? The frightful truth behind Nipah outbreakWhile Kerala has responded with alacrity to the Nipah outbreak, are hospital protocols followed across the country?
27 May, 2018, 08.02 AM IST
Nipah: All about the virus that has entire Kerala in panic modeNipah was first identified in Malaysia in 1998. In India the disease was first reported in 2001 and again six years later, with the two out...
24 May, 2018, 10.55 AM IST
Can develop vaccine to fight Nipah if government asks for it, says Serum InstituteEven as the government machinery is busy trying to contain the spread of the Nipah virus outbreak in Kerala, there is no vaccine yet to fig...
24 May, 2018, 10.28 AM IST
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...
22 May, 2018, 02.31 PM IST