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Marburg Virus Outbreak in Rwanda: Spread, Symptoms, and Global Concerns
Rwanda's first Marburg virus outbreak has resulted in 11 deaths. Health officials are responding with clinical trials to address the spread. The virus, related to Ebola, can cause severe haemorrhagic fever and is often linked to fruit bats.
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"Will Be Impactful For India In T20 World Cup": CSK Coach Lavishes Praise On Shivam Dube
Shivam Dube's red-hot form with the bat for CSK in the past two-three seasons finally bore fruit as he was named in India's ICC T20 World Cup squad named by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Tuesday.
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Oxford Scientists Launch First Human Vaccine Trials For Nipah Virus
Nipah virus is carried by fruit bats and may also be transmitted by contact with infected animals or from person to person via close contact.
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Kerala Farmers Ask Court To Declare Grey-Headed Swamphen As Vermin
After terming rats, mice, fruit bats, and crows as vermin for destroying crops, pokkali rice farmers in Kerala have now demanded the High Court to add Grey-headed swamphen or "Neela Kozhi" to the list.
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Watch: Scientists Glue Tiny GPS Trackers On Bats That Carry Lethal Virus
A team of scientists from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will track the movements of bats in the hopes that spying on their nightly escapades could help prevent the spread of one of the world's most dreaded diseases, Marburg virus.
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3 Penis Wine, Fried Tarantula And More Gross Delicacies At The Disgusting Food Museum In Sweden!
Disgusting Food Museum in Sweden is serving up the most 'unorthodox' foods including spicy rabbit heads, fruit bats, roasted guinea pigs, etc., in order to dispel the stigma around these foods.
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Fruit Bats Identified As Source Of Nipah Virus Outbreak In Kerala
Fruit bats were the source of Nipah virus which created havoc in Kerala's Kozhikode in May according to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), an official said on Tuesday.
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Fruit Bat Samples From Kerala Test Negative For Nipah
With a Nipah outbreak in Kerala since around two weeks, the carrier of the virus is yet to be identified.
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UAE Bans Fruits From Kerala After Nipah Virus Outbreak
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has banned imports of fresh vegetables and fruits from Kerala where 13 people have died due to an outbreak of the rare brain-damaging Nipah virus, the Gulf state said on Tuesday.
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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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Nipah Virus That Killed 12 In Kerala May Not Be Linked To Bats: 10 Points
Fruit bats may not be the cause of the brain-damaging NIPAH (NiV) virus that killed 12 people and infected 20 in southern Kerala, a medical test report has said. The blood and serum samples of 21 bats tested at the National Institute of High Security Animal Diseases in Bhopal returned negative results for the virus, officials said. Health officials...
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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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Deserted Hospital, Locked Houses Where Nipah Virus Was First Reported In Kerala
At the Chenganoth Panchayat in Kerala's Kozhikode, several families have evacuated their homes in the last four days, since three deaths were reported due to the rare Nipah virus, spread mainly by fruit bats.
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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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Nipah Virus Outbreak Linked To A Kerala Well With "Many Bats"
A rare virus spread by fruit bats, which can cause flu-like symptoms and brain damage, has killed 10 people in Kerala; at least nine more are being treated and nearly 90 have been quarantined.
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Marburg Virus Outbreak in Rwanda: Spread, Symptoms, and Global Concerns
Rwanda's first Marburg virus outbreak has resulted in 11 deaths. Health officials are responding with clinical trials to address the spread. The virus, related to Ebola, can cause severe haemorrhagic fever and is often linked to fruit bats.
-
"Will Be Impactful For India In T20 World Cup": CSK Coach Lavishes Praise On Shivam Dube
Shivam Dube's red-hot form with the bat for CSK in the past two-three seasons finally bore fruit as he was named in India's ICC T20 World Cup squad named by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Tuesday.
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Oxford Scientists Launch First Human Vaccine Trials For Nipah Virus
Nipah virus is carried by fruit bats and may also be transmitted by contact with infected animals or from person to person via close contact.
-
Kerala Farmers Ask Court To Declare Grey-Headed Swamphen As Vermin
After terming rats, mice, fruit bats, and crows as vermin for destroying crops, pokkali rice farmers in Kerala have now demanded the High Court to add Grey-headed swamphen or "Neela Kozhi" to the list.
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Watch: Scientists Glue Tiny GPS Trackers On Bats That Carry Lethal Virus
A team of scientists from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will track the movements of bats in the hopes that spying on their nightly escapades could help prevent the spread of one of the world's most dreaded diseases, Marburg virus.
-
3 Penis Wine, Fried Tarantula And More Gross Delicacies At The Disgusting Food Museum In Sweden!
Disgusting Food Museum in Sweden is serving up the most 'unorthodox' foods including spicy rabbit heads, fruit bats, roasted guinea pigs, etc., in order to dispel the stigma around these foods.
-
Fruit Bats Identified As Source Of Nipah Virus Outbreak In Kerala
Fruit bats were the source of Nipah virus which created havoc in Kerala's Kozhikode in May according to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), an official said on Tuesday.
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Fruit Bat Samples From Kerala Test Negative For Nipah
With a Nipah outbreak in Kerala since around two weeks, the carrier of the virus is yet to be identified.
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UAE Bans Fruits From Kerala After Nipah Virus Outbreak
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has banned imports of fresh vegetables and fruits from Kerala where 13 people have died due to an outbreak of the rare brain-damaging Nipah virus, the Gulf state said on Tuesday.
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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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Nipah Virus That Killed 12 In Kerala May Not Be Linked To Bats: 10 Points
Fruit bats may not be the cause of the brain-damaging NIPAH (NiV) virus that killed 12 people and infected 20 in southern Kerala, a medical test report has said. The blood and serum samples of 21 bats tested at the National Institute of High Security Animal Diseases in Bhopal returned negative results for the virus, officials said. Health officials...
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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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Deserted Hospital, Locked Houses Where Nipah Virus Was First Reported In Kerala
At the Chenganoth Panchayat in Kerala's Kozhikode, several families have evacuated their homes in the last four days, since three deaths were reported due to the rare Nipah virus, spread mainly by fruit bats.
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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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Nipah Virus Outbreak Linked To A Kerala Well With "Many Bats"
A rare virus spread by fruit bats, which can cause flu-like symptoms and brain damage, has killed 10 people in Kerala; at least nine more are being treated and nearly 90 have been quarantined.
