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By Rupam Jain. NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's southern state of Kerala shut some schools, offices and public transport on Wednesday in a race to stop the spread of the rare and deadly Nipah virus ...
2021 outbreak in Kozhikode, with a three-kilometer buffer zone around the epicentre. The index case of the outbreak was reported at a private hospital in Kozhikode district on 5 September, when a 12-year-old boy from Chathamangalam died after testing positive for Nipah virus infection.
In September 2021, Nipah virus resurfaced in Kerala, India claiming the life of a 12-year-old boy. [50] An outbreak of Nipah virus occurred during January and February 2023 in Bangladesh with a total of 11 cases (ten confirmed, one probable) resulting in 8 deaths, a case fatality rate of 73%. [51]
Nipah virus infection is an infection caused by the Nipah virus. Symptoms from infection vary from none to fever , cough, headache, shortness of breath , and confusion. This may worsen into a coma over a day or two, and 50% to 75% of those infected die.
In its sixth outbreak in the country since 2001 this year, the virus, known for its 70% mortality rate, has claimed two lives out of the six who were infected in a span of few days in September ...
A 24-year-old student has died from the Nipah virus in the southern Indian state of Kerala, a local medical official said on Monday, and 151 people who came into contact with the victim are under ...
Bangladesh reported on Monday its first fatality this year from the brain-damaging Nipah virus when a man died after drinking raw date juice. The virus, transmitted to humans through contact with ...
5 Sept – a 12-year-old boy died in Kozhikode following Nipah virus infection. [84] 8 Sept – the first batch of girl cadets takes admission to Sainik School, Kazhakootam. The batch comprises ten cadets selected from Kerala, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh. Prior to this only girls who were children of staff were allowed admission in the school. [85]