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Explained: What Is Deadly Marburg Virus That Originates From Bats
At least six people have died in Rwanda's first-ever outbreak of the deadly Marburg virus. Sabin Nsanzimana, the country's health minister, confirmed that most of the victims were healthcare workers in a hospital intensive care unit.
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Nipah Antibodies Detected In Two Varieties Of Bats: Kerala Health Minister
Kerala Health Minister Veena George said antibodies against Nipah virus were found in the samples of two varieties of bats by National Institute of Virology in Pune, giving credence to the speculation that bats were the spreaders of deadly infection
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Indore Doctor Working On COVID-19 Frontline Dies Of Coronavirus
Indore-based doctor, Ajay Joshi, who treated hundreds of coronavirus patients since the outbreak of the pandemic, had tested positive for the deadly virus on May 23 and was admitted to city's Choithram Hospital the next day. After batting the infection for over two weeks, Dr Joshi died at the hospital Tuesday morning.
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In Nipah Virus Fallout, Kerala Fruit Sellers Stare At Dwindling Sales
The appearance of Nipah virus in Kerala has hit fruit sellers. Vendors in the southern state's capital Thiruvananthapuram say the virus scare is making people reluctant to buy fruit. However, a medical test report has claimed that fruit bats may not be the carrier of the deadly brain-damaging Nipah virus that has killed 13 people and infected 20 in...
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Dead Bats In Himachal Pradesh Not Infected With Nipah Virus: Official
Tests in the National Institute of Virology in Pune have ruled out bats, found dead in Himachal Pradesh's Sirmaur district, were carrying the Nipah virus, an official said on Saturday.
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After Nipah Scare In Himachal Pradesh, State Health Minister Asks People Not To Panic
Union Minister of State for Health Ashwini Choubey today said the outbreak of Nipah virus in Kerala is a "localised" occurrence and people need not panic, amid reports of dead bats being found on the premises of a government school in Himachal Pradesh.
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Nipah Virus Claims 4th Member Of Family Treated By Nurse Lini: 10 Points
A fourth member of the same family in Kerala has died of the rare Nipah virus, officials said on Thursday. The family's home in a village in Kozhikode is believed to be the epicenter of the disease that has caused 12 deaths. Officials found "many dead bats" in a well in that home. The family was treated by Nurse Lini Puthussery, who died on Monday ...
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Fear That Nipah Virus Has Crossed Border From Kerala To Karnataka
Two people suspected to be infected with the brain-damaging Nipah virus are under treatment in Karnataka, a health official said. The rare virus has killed at least 11 people in adjacent Kerala, where medical crews are scrambling to manage the spread of the deadly disease - and to minimise panic.
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Nipah Scare In Himachal Pradesh After 18 Dead Bats Found In School
Though bats are present in the area every year, this year their numbers are significantly higher.
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Foreign Media On Nipah Virus That Has Killed 10 In Kerala
A rare, brain-damaging virus has killed at least 10 people in southern India, where medical crews are scrambling to manage the spread of the deadly disease - and to minimize panic.
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10 Nipah Deaths In Kerala, Family Is Epicentre Of Outbreak: 10 Points
Ten deaths have been confirmed in Kerala from the Nipah virus and two persons are critical, the state government said on Tuesday. The infection is believed to have started with a family in Kozhikode, in which two brothers and another woman have died. Officials say around 94 people have been quarantined inside their homes. Some nine people are under...
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Kerala Nurse Died After Treating Nipah Patient, Left Heartbreaking Note
"I am almost on my way, take care of our children..." a young nurse in Kerala scribbled in a note for her husband, in a hospital isolation unit for victims of the deadly new Nipah virus. Lini Puthussery, 31, couldn't see her family one last time. She was cremated quickly on Monday so the infection wouldn't spread. Lini had two little children, aged...
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Nipah Virus Spread by Fruit Bats: 5 Points On Infection In Kerala
The deadly Nipah virus has killed ten people in northern Kerala and has caused a public health scare. The entire state has been put on alert and the centre is closely monitoring the situation. While little is known about the Nipah virus in India, the disease was first reported in the country in 2001 and again six years later, with the two episodes ...
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West Africa At Highest Risk Of Bat-To-Human Virus Spread: Study
Sub-Saharan Africa and South East Asia are most at risk from bat viruses jumping to humans and causing new diseases that could lead to deadly outbreaks, scientists warned today.
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Ebola-Carrying Bats May be Heroes as Well as Villains
Bats are living up to their frightening reputation in the world's worst Ebola outbreak as prime suspects for spreading the deadly virus to humans, but scientists believe they may also shed valuable light on fighting infection.
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Explained: What Is Deadly Marburg Virus That Originates From Bats
At least six people have died in Rwanda's first-ever outbreak of the deadly Marburg virus. Sabin Nsanzimana, the country's health minister, confirmed that most of the victims were healthcare workers in a hospital intensive care unit.
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Nipah Antibodies Detected In Two Varieties Of Bats: Kerala Health Minister
Kerala Health Minister Veena George said antibodies against Nipah virus were found in the samples of two varieties of bats by National Institute of Virology in Pune, giving credence to the speculation that bats were the spreaders of deadly infection
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Indore Doctor Working On COVID-19 Frontline Dies Of Coronavirus
Indore-based doctor, Ajay Joshi, who treated hundreds of coronavirus patients since the outbreak of the pandemic, had tested positive for the deadly virus on May 23 and was admitted to city's Choithram Hospital the next day. After batting the infection for over two weeks, Dr Joshi died at the hospital Tuesday morning.
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In Nipah Virus Fallout, Kerala Fruit Sellers Stare At Dwindling Sales
The appearance of Nipah virus in Kerala has hit fruit sellers. Vendors in the southern state's capital Thiruvananthapuram say the virus scare is making people reluctant to buy fruit. However, a medical test report has claimed that fruit bats may not be the carrier of the deadly brain-damaging Nipah virus that has killed 13 people and infected 20 in...
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Dead Bats In Himachal Pradesh Not Infected With Nipah Virus: Official
Tests in the National Institute of Virology in Pune have ruled out bats, found dead in Himachal Pradesh's Sirmaur district, were carrying the Nipah virus, an official said on Saturday.
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After Nipah Scare In Himachal Pradesh, State Health Minister Asks People Not To Panic
Union Minister of State for Health Ashwini Choubey today said the outbreak of Nipah virus in Kerala is a "localised" occurrence and people need not panic, amid reports of dead bats being found on the premises of a government school in Himachal Pradesh.
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Nipah Virus Claims 4th Member Of Family Treated By Nurse Lini: 10 Points
A fourth member of the same family in Kerala has died of the rare Nipah virus, officials said on Thursday. The family's home in a village in Kozhikode is believed to be the epicenter of the disease that has caused 12 deaths. Officials found "many dead bats" in a well in that home. The family was treated by Nurse Lini Puthussery, who died on Monday ...
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Fear That Nipah Virus Has Crossed Border From Kerala To Karnataka
Two people suspected to be infected with the brain-damaging Nipah virus are under treatment in Karnataka, a health official said. The rare virus has killed at least 11 people in adjacent Kerala, where medical crews are scrambling to manage the spread of the deadly disease - and to minimise panic.
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Nipah Scare In Himachal Pradesh After 18 Dead Bats Found In School
Though bats are present in the area every year, this year their numbers are significantly higher.
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Foreign Media On Nipah Virus That Has Killed 10 In Kerala
A rare, brain-damaging virus has killed at least 10 people in southern India, where medical crews are scrambling to manage the spread of the deadly disease - and to minimize panic.
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10 Nipah Deaths In Kerala, Family Is Epicentre Of Outbreak: 10 Points
Ten deaths have been confirmed in Kerala from the Nipah virus and two persons are critical, the state government said on Tuesday. The infection is believed to have started with a family in Kozhikode, in which two brothers and another woman have died. Officials say around 94 people have been quarantined inside their homes. Some nine people are under...
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Kerala Nurse Died After Treating Nipah Patient, Left Heartbreaking Note
"I am almost on my way, take care of our children..." a young nurse in Kerala scribbled in a note for her husband, in a hospital isolation unit for victims of the deadly new Nipah virus. Lini Puthussery, 31, couldn't see her family one last time. She was cremated quickly on Monday so the infection wouldn't spread. Lini had two little children, aged...
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Nipah Virus Spread by Fruit Bats: 5 Points On Infection In Kerala
The deadly Nipah virus has killed ten people in northern Kerala and has caused a public health scare. The entire state has been put on alert and the centre is closely monitoring the situation. While little is known about the Nipah virus in India, the disease was first reported in the country in 2001 and again six years later, with the two episodes ...
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West Africa At Highest Risk Of Bat-To-Human Virus Spread: Study
Sub-Saharan Africa and South East Asia are most at risk from bat viruses jumping to humans and causing new diseases that could lead to deadly outbreaks, scientists warned today.
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Ebola-Carrying Bats May be Heroes as Well as Villains
Bats are living up to their frightening reputation in the world's worst Ebola outbreak as prime suspects for spreading the deadly virus to humans, but scientists believe they may also shed valuable light on fighting infection.
