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
West Bengal steps up Nipah preparedness with new treatment guidelinesWest Bengal has issued guidelines for Nipah virus treatment. Two nurses have tested positive and are hospitalised. The state government str...
16 Jan, 2026, 05.16 PM IST
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 ...
13 Jan, 2026, 01.47 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
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...
14 Jul, 2025, 10.54 AM IST
Mpox case suspected in Malappuram: Kerala sends samples for urgent testingA suspected case of monkeypox has been reported in Kerala's Malappuram district after a man who recently returned from abroad showed sympto...
17 Sep, 2024, 11.38 AM IST
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...
20 Jul, 2024, 10.59 PM IST
Bats in Kerala's Wayanad test positive for Nipah virus: ICMRKerala Health Minister Veena George revealed that a month after the Nipah scare in Kozhikode, ICMR tests on bats from Wayanad showed positi...
25 Oct, 2023, 01.57 PM IST
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...
15 Sep, 2023, 05.07 PM IST
Nipah outbreak: No need to be apprehensive, says Kerala govtThe Kerala government has assured its citizens that there is no need to be apprehensive about the Nipah outbreak in Kozhikode district, but...
14 Sep, 2023, 03.05 PM IST
One more case of Nipah virus confirmed in Kerala, says state Health MinisterA new case of Nipah virus has been confirmed in Kozhikode, bringing the total number of cases to five. The infected individual is a 24-year...
14 Sep, 2023, 11.40 AM IST
Nipah alert in Dakshina Kannada districtThe district health officer Dr Sudarshan asked the eight medical colleges in Mangaluru to keep patients under observation who come to them ...
14 Sep, 2023, 11.40 AM IST
Contact list of suspected Nipah patients has grown to 350, 50 per cent in high-risk category: Kozhikode district collectorThe contact list of individuals suspected to have been infected by the Nipah virus in Kerala has grown to around 350, with 50% of them cons...
13 Sep, 2023, 02.55 PM IST
Kerala Nipah alert: Health Minister to hold high-level meeting todayKerala Health Minister Veena George has called for a high-level meeting after two "unnatural deaths" were reported in Kozhikode district, w...
12 Sep, 2023, 04.30 PM IST
Kerala: Health alert in Kozhikode after 2 'unnatural' deaths due to feverThe two deaths are suspected to be due to Nipah Virus and the relatives of one of the deceased are in the ICU, stated the health department...
12 Sep, 2023, 12.54 PM IST
Nipah virus: Six suspected patients test negativeThe Union Health Ministry has deployed a six-member team comprising an epidemiologist to conduct contact tracing for early detection of sus...
06 Jun, 2019, 12.00 PM IST
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.
23 May, 2018, 03.38 PM IST