Nipah Symptoms

A 14-year-old boy from Pandikkad in Malappuram tested positive for Nipah on Saturday. The National Institute of Virology (NIV) in Pune confirmed the infection.

Authorities in Kerala are scrambling to contain a rare outbreak of Nipah, a virus spread from animals to humans that causes deadly fever with a high mortality rate.

The mortality rate among those infected with the Nipah virus is much higher compared to those infected with Covid, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) chief Dr Rajiv Bahl said on Friday.

Nipah Virus Cases: Avoiding unnecessary travel to the affected area in Kerala and intensifying fever surveillance in the bordering districts are among the guidelines issued by the Karnataka government following the Nipah outbreak in Kerala.

A 39-year-old who had visited a Kerala hospital where a Nipah virus patient was treated has been infected, taking the total known infections in the southern state to six.

Nipah virus: Kerala shut some schools and offices this week as officials raced to halt the spread of the deadlyNipahvirus, after it killed two people in the fourth outbreak since 2018.

In the wake of the Nipah outbreak in this north Kerala district, a holiday has been declared for all educational institutions here on Thursday and Friday.

Kerala Health Minister Veena George on Wednesday confirmed another case of the Nipah virus, taking the total number of infections in the state to five. A 24-year-old health worker at a private hospital in Kozhikode has been diagnosed with the virus.

Teams from National Institute of Virology (NIV), Pune would arrive in Kerala during the day to set up a mobile lab at Kozhikode Medical College to test for Nipah and carry out survey of bats, the state government said in the assembly today.

Nipah virus was first discovered in 1999 following an outbreak in pigs and people. Initially, infected individuals experience fever, headaches, muscle pain, vomiting and sore throat.

Nipah Alert in Kerala: Two people have died due to the Nipah virus in Kerala's Kozhikode district, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya confirmed today.

Nipah Alert in Kerala: The Nipah alert in Kerala's Kozhikode after two 'unnatural' deaths were reported due to fever has brought back panic and grim memories of the earlier outbreaks that claimed several lives.

Nipah virus can be transmitted from animals to humans and lead to symptoms like fever, headache, muscle pain and vomiting.

After the death of a 12-year-old boy of the Nipah virus in Kerala, the state is on high alert over the contagious disease that jumps from animals to humans. So far, eight contacts of the child have tested negative for the virus.

The Union Health Ministry, following the detection of nipah virus in Kerala, has recommended some measures to be adopted by the state government. These include alerting districts neighbouring the affected Kozhikode and increased contact tracing.

A 14-year-old boy from Pandikkad in Malappuram tested positive for Nipah on Saturday. The National Institute of Virology (NIV) in Pune confirmed the infection.

Authorities in Kerala are scrambling to contain a rare outbreak of Nipah, a virus spread from animals to humans that causes deadly fever with a high mortality rate.

The mortality rate among those infected with the Nipah virus is much higher compared to those infected with Covid, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) chief Dr Rajiv Bahl said on Friday.

Nipah Virus Cases: Avoiding unnecessary travel to the affected area in Kerala and intensifying fever surveillance in the bordering districts are among the guidelines issued by the Karnataka government following the Nipah outbreak in Kerala.

A 39-year-old who had visited a Kerala hospital where a Nipah virus patient was treated has been infected, taking the total known infections in the southern state to six.

Nipah virus: Kerala shut some schools and offices this week as officials raced to halt the spread of the deadlyNipahvirus, after it killed two people in the fourth outbreak since 2018.

In the wake of the Nipah outbreak in this north Kerala district, a holiday has been declared for all educational institutions here on Thursday and Friday.

Kerala Health Minister Veena George on Wednesday confirmed another case of the Nipah virus, taking the total number of infections in the state to five. A 24-year-old health worker at a private hospital in Kozhikode has been diagnosed with the virus.

Teams from National Institute of Virology (NIV), Pune would arrive in Kerala during the day to set up a mobile lab at Kozhikode Medical College to test for Nipah and carry out survey of bats, the state government said in the assembly today.

Nipah virus was first discovered in 1999 following an outbreak in pigs and people. Initially, infected individuals experience fever, headaches, muscle pain, vomiting and sore throat.

Nipah Alert in Kerala: Two people have died due to the Nipah virus in Kerala's Kozhikode district, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya confirmed today.

Nipah Alert in Kerala: The Nipah alert in Kerala's Kozhikode after two 'unnatural' deaths were reported due to fever has brought back panic and grim memories of the earlier outbreaks that claimed several lives.

Nipah virus can be transmitted from animals to humans and lead to symptoms like fever, headache, muscle pain and vomiting.

After the death of a 12-year-old boy of the Nipah virus in Kerala, the state is on high alert over the contagious disease that jumps from animals to humans. So far, eight contacts of the child have tested negative for the virus.

The Union Health Ministry, following the detection of nipah virus in Kerala, has recommended some measures to be adopted by the state government. These include alerting districts neighbouring the affected Kozhikode and increased contact tracing.