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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 ...
NEW DELHI (Reuters) -India has recorded two deaths from the rare Nipah virus in the state of Kerala, an official from the National Institute of Virology said on Tuesday. Two more people from the ...
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 ...
After Nipah virus outbreaks in India in 2001 and 2007 (both in the eastern state of West Bengal), an outbreak occurred in Kerala in 2018. [1] The 2018 Kerala outbreak was traced to fruit bats in the area, was generally confined to Kozhikode and Malappuram districts, [2] [3] and claimed 17 lives. [4] The outbreak was declared over on 10 Jun 2018 ...
20 July - A case of Nipah virus was reported in Malappuram. [53] The confirmed case of Nipah virus infection, a 14 year old teenager boy died due to heart attack on 21 July 2024. In the years 2018, 2021 and 2023, Nipah outbreak was reported in Kozhikode district and in 2019 in Ernakulam district. [54]
The Nipah virus has been classified by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as a Category C agent. [24] Nipah virus is one of several viruses identified by WHO as a potential cause of future epidemics in a new plan developed after the Ebola epidemic for urgent research and development toward new diagnostic tests, vaccines and medicines.
(Reuters) - No fresh cases of the deadly Nipah virus have been detected since Sept. 15 in India's southern state of Kerala, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday.
A Malayalam movie, Virus, was released in 2019, based on the 2018 outbreak of Nipah virus in Kerala, India. [61] [62] In series 4 episode 1 of The Good Karma Hospital, a patient is admitted with Nipah. [citation needed] Episode 7 of the Korean drama Doctor John also features a Nipah virus outbreak. [citation needed]