The deadly virus India is racing to contain as five cases and 700 contacts identified
1 year, 4 months ago

The deadly virus India is racing to contain as five cases and 700 contacts identified

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Experts in India’s southern state of Kerala have been asked to gather samples of fluids from bats and fruit trees in an area where the deadly Nipah virus has claimed the lives of two people, with three more testing positive. On Wednesday, a 24-year-old healthcare worker who had close contact with a Nipah patient tested positive for the virus, taking the total number of confirmed cases in Kerala to five. Infected people initially develop symptoms that include fever, respiratory distress, headaches, and vomiting, according to the World Health Organization. According to the World Health Organization, the Nipah virus was also recognised in Bangladesh in 2001, and nearly annual outbreaks have occurred in the country since.

History of this topic

Despite repeated Nipah outbreaks, Kerala yet to look into bat biology
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Nipah victim from Malappuram may have contracted virus from fruits grown at home: Veena George
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Tests negative of 10 contacts of Nipah victim
3 months, 4 weeks ago
Nipah outbreaks still a puzzle; crucial man-animal link missing
3 months, 4 weeks ago
Kerala government publishes ‘route map’ of Nipah victim, 104 contacts are ‘high-risk’
3 months, 4 weeks ago
Kerala Nipah Outbreak: Malappuram Declares Containment Zones; Shops, Schools, Cinema Halls To Be Closed
3 months, 4 weeks ago
Nipah virus outbreak: 175 people in contact list, says Kerala health minister
3 months, 4 weeks ago
Nipah virus confirmed kills 24-year-old man in Kerala
4 months ago
Kerala contains Nipah outbreak: 472 people cleared, restrictions lifted
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Financial help elusive for Malayali nurse who had Nipah infection relapse
5 months ago
Fruit bats suspected source of Nipah in 14-year-old from Kerala
5 months ago
Nipah survivors in Kerala endure a silent struggle
5 months, 2 weeks ago
Nipah in Kerala: Karnataka issues travel advisory
5 months, 2 weeks ago
Nipah virus: A recurring, deadly threat in India
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Nipah virus: Kerala on high alert after 14-year-old boy dies from deadly infection
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Why the inability to identify the Nipah virus sources is a concern in Kerala
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Nipah test results of 13 people turn -ve, no new cases in state
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Nipah virus: Kerala’s anxious wait for 13 test results
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Nipah test results of 13 Individuals in contact list of deceased child to be released on Monday evening
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Nipah transmission a puzzle despite fifth outbreak in Kerala
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Nipah outbreak: 6 from other Kerala districts on teen victim's contact list
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Dense forest cover, climate change driving zoonotic diseases in Kerala
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Nipah Virus: Centre issues advisory as Kerala boy dies — symptom, risks, causes and treatment
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Centre advises 4 immediate measures after Kerala boy infected with Nipah virus dies
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Nipah death again in Kerala, 14-year-old boy under treatment dies at Kozhikode MCH
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Kerala Nipah outbreak: ‘Control room set up, isolated samples testing’, Veena George announces measures
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Kerala: 14-year-old dies of Nipah virus in Kozhikode
5 months, 3 weeks ago
14-year-old infected with Nipah virus in Kerala dies, Centre to assist in tackling outbreak
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Centre to deploy team to support Kerala in probing Nipah virus case
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Nipah outbreak in Kerala? All you need to know as govt confirms infection in 14-year-old boy
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Suspected Nipah virus case spreads scare in Kerala’s Malappuram
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Scientifically Speaking | Countering "Disease X": A plan for the unseen threat
11 months, 3 weeks ago
Oxford scientists launch first human vaccine trials for deadly Nipah virus
1 year ago
Karnataka health department on alert after surge in respiratory illnesses in China; issues advisory
1 year, 1 month ago
Nipah outbreak: ‘Driving away bats is not the answer’
1 year, 2 months ago
Nipah centre will take up pioneering research work, says Veena George
1 year, 2 months ago
Kerala govt cites ICMR report, says possibility of Nipah virus presence in bats in Wayanad
1 year, 2 months ago
Nipah infection possible in more places in Southeast Asia, says Nature article
1 year, 3 months ago
No new cases of Nipah virus detected in India since September: WHO
1 year, 3 months ago
No new Nipah virus cases in India since September 15, says WHO
1 year, 3 months ago
WHO says no new cases of Nipah virus detected since Sept 15
1 year, 3 months ago
Nipah research centre under One Health in Kozhikode
1 year, 3 months ago
Early detection, effective treatment helped in bringing down Nipah mortality rate: Kerala Health Minister
1 year, 3 months ago
Nipah virus scare recedes again in Kerala as four cured patients go home
1 year, 3 months ago
Four Nipah infected patients in Kerala recovered and tested ‘double negative’, says Kerala Health Minister
1 year, 3 months ago
Nipah virus in Kerala: 4 people including minor recover from infection
1 year, 3 months ago
Nipah virus scare abates as all 4 patients recover in Kerala
1 year, 3 months ago
Nipah Virus: Odisha District Monitoring Direct Buses Carrying Migrant Workers from Kerala
1 year, 3 months ago
Kerala government withdraws Nipah-related restrictions in Kozhikode
1 year, 3 months ago
No new cases, Kerala ends Nipah-related restrictions in Kozhikode
1 year, 3 months ago

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