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Possibility Of Nipah Virus Presence In Bats In Kerala's Wayanad
State Health Minister Veena George said that the Indian Council of Medical Research gave this information based on its studies of the bat samples collected by it.
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New Nipah Strain In Kerala Less Infectious, Has High Death Rate: Minister
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.
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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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Virology Centre Team Collects Samples In Kerala To Find Nipah Source
A team of health officials from the National Institute of Virology (NIV), Pune today collected samples from fruit-eating bats to find the source of the Nipah virus in Kozhikode, informed the public relations department of the state government.
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How Nipah Virus Spreads From Bats To Humans Through Food? Symptoms And How To Prevent It?
Nipah virus outbreak occur almost annually in Bangladesh from November to April and it coincides with raw date-palm-sap in the "Nipah belt".
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Nipah Virus Alert In Madhya Pradesh's Guna, Gwalior; Advisories Issued
The death of hundreds of bats in Madhya Pradesh's Guna district has raised alarm in the area and fear of the spread of the Nipah virus. The administrations in Guna and Gwalior districts issued health advisories on Friday.
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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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Government Says Bats Not Ruled Out As Primary Source Of Nipah Virus
The union health ministry today said that bats cannot be ruled out as the primary source of Nipah outbreak, nearly two weeks after a central medical team told it that samples collected from bats in two Kerala districts, where 17 people have died of Nipah infection, tested negative.
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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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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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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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Bats Not The Prime Cause Of Nipah Virus, Finds Report
Tests have ruled out bats being behind the spread of the Nipah virus that took 12 lives in Kerala's Kozhikode and Malappuram districts, officials said on Friday.
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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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Kerala Chief Minister Chairs High-Level Meet To Review Preventive Measures In Nipah-Hit Kerala
A high-level meeting chaired by Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, today reviewed the steps taken by the state government to contain the outbreak of Nipah virus, which has claimed 11 lives so far.
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Possibility Of Nipah Virus Presence In Bats In Kerala's Wayanad
State Health Minister Veena George said that the Indian Council of Medical Research gave this information based on its studies of the bat samples collected by it.
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New Nipah Strain In Kerala Less Infectious, Has High Death Rate: Minister
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.
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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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Virology Centre Team Collects Samples In Kerala To Find Nipah Source
A team of health officials from the National Institute of Virology (NIV), Pune today collected samples from fruit-eating bats to find the source of the Nipah virus in Kozhikode, informed the public relations department of the state government.
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How Nipah Virus Spreads From Bats To Humans Through Food? Symptoms And How To Prevent It?
Nipah virus outbreak occur almost annually in Bangladesh from November to April and it coincides with raw date-palm-sap in the "Nipah belt".
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Nipah Virus Alert In Madhya Pradesh's Guna, Gwalior; Advisories Issued
The death of hundreds of bats in Madhya Pradesh's Guna district has raised alarm in the area and fear of the spread of the Nipah virus. The administrations in Guna and Gwalior districts issued health advisories on Friday.
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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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Government Says Bats Not Ruled Out As Primary Source Of Nipah Virus
The union health ministry today said that bats cannot be ruled out as the primary source of Nipah outbreak, nearly two weeks after a central medical team told it that samples collected from bats in two Kerala districts, where 17 people have died of Nipah infection, tested negative.
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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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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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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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Bats Not The Prime Cause Of Nipah Virus, Finds Report
Tests have ruled out bats being behind the spread of the Nipah virus that took 12 lives in Kerala's Kozhikode and Malappuram districts, officials said on Friday.
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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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Kerala Chief Minister Chairs High-Level Meet To Review Preventive Measures In Nipah-Hit Kerala
A high-level meeting chaired by Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, today reviewed the steps taken by the state government to contain the outbreak of Nipah virus, which has claimed 11 lives so far.
