Ebola scare in Bengaluru: Uganda visitor tests negativeIndia has confirmed no Ebola Virus Disease cases. A visitor from Uganda, showing mild symptoms, was tested as a precaution in Bengaluru. Th...
28 May, 2026, 12.37 AM IST
NIV confirms sample negative for EbolaA sample tested for Ebola Virus Disease in India has returned negative, according to the National Institute of Virology. The individual, wh...
27 May, 2026, 11.06 AM IST
Ebola watch: Health Ministry directs states, UTs to bolster surveillanceIndia is enhancing its readiness for Ebola. The Union Health Ministry has directed states to boost surveillance and hospital preparedness. ...
22 May, 2026, 07.52 PM IST
India monitors Ebola outbreak in DRC, Uganda; preparedness measures strengthenedIndia is closely watching the Ebola virus outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda. The nation is enhancing its surveillance...
18 May, 2026, 07.48 PM IST
Unlike Covid-19, hantavirus not known for rapid human transmission, spreads through rodents: ExpertsHantavirus cases linked to a cruise ship with Indian nationals have sparked concerns, but experts declare these infections are confined to ...
08 May, 2026, 07.32 PM IST
India faces no immediate public health threat from hantavirus: NIV chiefTwo Indian nationals aboard a cruise ship have reportedly contracted hantavirus. Indian health officials assure the public that these cases...
08 May, 2026, 03.36 PM IST
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...
01 Aug, 2025, 03.53 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
Favipiravir drug shows promise against Chandipura virus in preclinical studies by NIVFavipiravir offers hope against the Chandipura virus. Studies by the National Institute of Virology show promising results. The drug reduce...
24 Jun, 2025, 03.27 PM IST
ICMR, NCDC put on alert as WHO confirms 80 monkeypox cases in 11 countriesIssuing an alert to the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) and Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), the Central government ha...
21 May, 2022, 12.12 PM IST
Nipah virus strikes again: Deadly symptoms, prevention, everything you need to knowThe WHO claims there is no treatment or vaccine available for the infection.
06 Sep, 2021, 02.56 PM IST
'How the deadly Nipah virus jumps from bats to humans found'According to the research, published recently in the journal PNAS, the Nipah virus (NiV) could circulate among fruit bats, not just in plac...
07 Nov, 2020, 03.33 PM IST
India's first NiV outbreak victim town Siliguri is sinking deep under panic following Corona outbreak in ChinaWith the death toll crossing 100, Corona Virus outbreak in China has set Siliguri in West Bengal under deep panic. The small city at close ...
29 Jan, 2020, 10.05 AM IST
Nipah virus: UAE bans import of fruits, vegetables from KeralaThe UAE's Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MOCCAE) said in a statement that it has banned the imports of fresh vegetables and fr...
29 May, 2018, 10.34 PM IST
India’s first Nipah virus victim town Siliguri under panic after Kerala outbreakReported outbreak in Kerala has started ringing alarm bell in Siliguri, the town that witnessed fatal presence of that deadly virus in whic...
24 May, 2018, 11.47 PM IST
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.
21 May, 2018, 08.34 PM IST
New dengue virus confirmed in IndiaExperts are studying samples from Maharashtra, Delhi and some other states to find out whether the Asian genotype of DENV-1 was present in ...
01 Nov, 2017, 11.45 AM IST