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Mpox virus: Surveillance stepped up in Coimbatore
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Mpox virus: Surveillance stepped up in Coimbatore

The Hindu  

The Health Department has stepped up surveillance against Mpox virus in Coimbatore. Deputy Director of Health Services P. Aruna said a medical team has been screening international passengers at the Coimbatore International Airport for the past one month. On September 9, Joint Director Communicable Diseases Senthil Kumar from the Directorate of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Chennai, inspected the screening …

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Suspected Mpox Infection Reported from Malappuram in Kerala, Samples Sent for Testing
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Suspected Mpox Infection Reported from Malappuram in Kerala, Samples Sent for Testing

News 18  

A suspected case of monkeypox infection has been reported from Malappuram district of Kerala after a man who recently returned from abroad showed symptoms of the disease. A new case of monkeypox was reported last week from the national capital after a 26-year-old resident of Haryana’s Hisar tested positive for the virus and was admitted to Delhi government-run LNJP Hospital. …

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After Nipah, suspected Mpox case surfaces in Kerala’s Malappuram
3 months, 3 weeks ago

After Nipah, suspected Mpox case surfaces in Kerala’s Malappuram

The Hindu  

A young man who returned from Dubai last week has been admitted to Government Medical College Hospital, Manjeri, in Malappuram district of Kerala with symptoms of Mpox. The suspected Mpox case has raised concerns even as the health authorities are fighting the Nipah scare in Malappuram district. A 24-year-old man studying in Bengaluru had died of Nipah at MES Medical …

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Kerala Nipah Outbreak: Malappuram Declares Containment Zones; Shops, Schools, Cinema Halls To Be Closed
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Kerala Nipah Outbreak: Malappuram Declares Containment Zones; Shops, Schools, Cinema Halls To Be Closed

ABP News  

Malappuram: The Kerala government has imposed restrictions at containment zones in Malappuram where a 24-year-old recently died due to Nipah infection. Five wards in two panchayats of Malappuram district were declared as containment zones and directions have been issued not to gather in large numbers. Cinema halls, schools, colleges, Madrassas, anganwadis and tution centres will remain shut in the containment …

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Nipah virus outbreak: 175 people in contact list, says Kerala health minister
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Nipah virus outbreak: 175 people in contact list, says Kerala health minister

Hindustan Times  

Kerala health minister Veena George stated that 175 people in Malappuram district have been included in the contact list related to the Nipah virus outbreak, reported news agency ANI. The state, which has dealt with several Nipah virus outbreaks since 2018, recorded its first death due to the virus on July 21, 2024. This has been the second death this …

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Nipah virus confirmed kills 24-year-old man in Kerala
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Nipah virus confirmed kills 24-year-old man in Kerala

The Hindu  

Health authorities in Kerala confirmed the Nipah virus as the reason for the death of a 24-year-old man from Wandoor in Malappuram district. Nipah virus was suspected in the medical officer’s death investigation after the victim had displayed signs of encephalitis. District Medical Officer R. Renuka sent the serum samples to the virology laboratory at Government Medical College Hospital, Kozhikode. …

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Nipah suspected in two in Kannur
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Nipah suspected in two in Kannur

New Indian Express  

KANNUR: A father-son duo from Mattannur has been admitted to the Government Medical College Hospital in Pariyaram with suspected symptoms of Nipah. It was two days ago that Malappuram district was declared Nipah-free, after a double incubation period of 42 days. However, Health Minister Veena George said that vigilance should continue to prevent a further outbreak. Meanwhile, an official with …

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Kerala contains Nipah outbreak: 472 people cleared, restrictions lifted
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Kerala contains Nipah outbreak: 472 people cleared, restrictions lifted

New Indian Express  

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Kerala Health Department on Wednesday announced that the Nipah outbreak in Malappuram district has been successfully contained. In a statement, it said that the restrictions imposed in the area where the outbreak was reported have been completely lifted after the completion of the 42-day double incubation period. The presence of the Nipah virus was detected in bat samples …

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Nipah in Kerala: Karnataka issues travel advisory
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Nipah in Kerala: Karnataka issues travel advisory

The Hindu  

Following a Nipah death reported in the Malappuram district of Kerala on July 21, Karnataka’s Health Department has issued a travel advisory asking people to avoid travel to the affected areas of Kerala unless it is essential. “Karnataka has been taking all necessary actions to check the cross-border transmission of infection from Kerala whenever an outbreak is reported. But as …

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Why the inability to identify the Nipah virus sources is a concern in Kerala
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Why the inability to identify the Nipah virus sources is a concern in Kerala

Hindustan Times  

Kerala is on high alert after a 14-year-old boy in the Malappuram district was diagnosed with Nipah virus infection on Sunday. While initiating preventive protocols and steps to contain the virus in the reported area itself, health department officials are said to have zeroed in on a potential cause for the re-emergence of the Nipah virus. Some local doctors cite …

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Nipah transmission a puzzle despite fifth outbreak in Kerala
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Nipah transmission a puzzle despite fifth outbreak in Kerala

New Indian Express  

“When Nipah was first reported in Malaysia in 1998, it was pointed out that bats that were affected by El Nino came up to urban dwellings in large number. All of them are males in the age of 12 to 25, who are active and adventurous,” said Dr Althaf A, a public health expert and professor at Government Medical College …

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Centre advises 4 immediate measures after Kerala boy infected with Nipah virus dies
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Centre advises 4 immediate measures after Kerala boy infected with Nipah virus dies

Hindustan Times  

A 14-year-old boy from Mallapuram district of Kerala succumbed to the Nipah virus, triggering an urgent public health response from the Centre. The Union health ministry has advised the Kerala government to implement four immediate public health measures, including active case search and contact tracing. To support the state government in managing the outbreak, a multi-member joint outbreak response team …

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Nipah death again in Kerala, 14-year-old boy under treatment dies at Kozhikode MCH
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Nipah death again in Kerala, 14-year-old boy under treatment dies at Kozhikode MCH

The Hindu  

The Nipah virus claimed the life of a 14-year-old boy from Kerala’s Malappuram district on July 21. Kerala Health Minister Veena George said that the teenager died at the Government Medical College Hospital, Kozhikode, while under intense medical care. Also Raed | Centre to deploy team to support Kerala in probing Nipah virus case The Pune-based National Institute of Virology …

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Kerala: 14-Year-Old Who Tested Positive for Nipah Dies of Cardiac Arrest
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Kerala: 14-Year-Old Who Tested Positive for Nipah Dies of Cardiac Arrest

News 18  

The 14-year-old boy in Kerala who had tested positive for Nipah infection died due to cardiac arrest, Health Minister Veena George said on Sunday. The boy from Pandikkad Malappuram district suffered a massive cardiac arrest at 10:50 am on Sunday and efforts to revive him failed. After a massive cardiac arrest, the revival efforts failed and he passed away at …

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Kerala Nipah outbreak: ‘Control room set up, isolated samples testing’, Veena George announces measures
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Kerala Nipah outbreak: ‘Control room set up, isolated samples testing’, Veena George announces measures

Live Mint  

Kerala Health Minister Veena George held a high-level meeting on Saturday to discuss measures to prevent a Nipah outbreak in the state. Nipah outbreak in Kerala: Here are top 10 updates 1) According to George, Pandikkad was the epicentre of the Nipah outbreak in Malappuram district. Even before receiving Pune's result, the state government began precautionary measures, including isolating close …

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Kerala: 14-year-old dies of Nipah virus in Kozhikode
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Kerala: 14-year-old dies of Nipah virus in Kozhikode

Hindustan Times  

A 14-year-old boy, who was being treated for the Nipah virus, in Kerala's Kozhikode died on Sunday, PTI reported, citing the state government. Health workers shifted people who have been in contact with a person infected with the Nipah virus to an isolation centre at a government hospital in Kozhikode in September 2023. Kerala health minister Veena George said the …

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14-year-old infected with Nipah virus in Kerala dies, Centre to assist in tackling outbreak
5 months, 3 weeks ago

14-year-old infected with Nipah virus in Kerala dies, Centre to assist in tackling outbreak

New Indian Express  

MALAPPURAM: The 14-year-old boy from Pandikkad in Malappuram who was infected with Nipah passed away on Sunday while under treatment for the disease at Kozhikode Medical College Hospital. Unfortunately, he passed away at around 11:30 am," said Health Minister Veena George. The health minister said there are 246 people in the Nipah contact list in the district, with 63 of …

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Centre to deploy team to support Kerala in probing Nipah virus case
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Centre to deploy team to support Kerala in probing Nipah virus case

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The government will deploy a multi-member joint outbreak response team to support Kerala in investigating a Nipah virus case detected in its Mallapuram district, identifying epidemiological linkages and providing technical assistance. In a statement on Sunday, the Union health ministry said a 14-year-old boy from the district exhibited the acute encephalitis syndrome and was admitted to a healthcare …

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Nipah outbreak in Kerala? All you need to know as govt confirms infection in 14-year-old boy
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Nipah outbreak in Kerala? All you need to know as govt confirms infection in 14-year-old boy

Live Mint  

Kerala remains braced for a Nipah outbreak after a 14-year-old boy tested positive in Malappuram district. The southern state has seen numerous Nipah outbreaks in recent years — including an outbreak in August 2023 that claimed two lives and affected four other people. India had procured monoclonal antibodies from Australia last year in the midst of another Nipah outbreak. The …

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Suspected Nipah virus case spreads scare in Kerala’s Malappuram
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Suspected Nipah virus case spreads scare in Kerala’s Malappuram

The Hindu  

A Nipah virus scare spread in Malappuram district of Kerala on July 20 following a suspected case reported by the health authorities. Emergency meeting An emergency meeting convened by Health Minister Veena George on July 20 morning put the health and other government departments on increased alert. Top officials of the State Health department, including Additional Chief Secretary, National Health …

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Kerala govt cites ICMR report, says possibility of Nipah virus presence in bats in Wayanad
1 year, 2 months ago

Kerala govt cites ICMR report, says possibility of Nipah virus presence in bats in Wayanad

Hindustan Times  

Citing an ICMR report, the Kerala government on Wednesday said that there was a possibility of Nipah virus presence in bats in Wayanad district of the state. 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. The minister said that it does …

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No new cases of Nipah virus detected in India since September: WHO
1 year, 3 months ago

No new cases of Nipah virus detected in India since September: WHO

Hindustan Times  

The World Health Organization on Tuesday said that no new cases of the brain-damaging Nipah virus were detected in India since September 15, after an outbreak in early September led to two deaths. The Kozhikode district administration lifts restrictions after no fresh cases of Nipah virus were reported in Kerala. Between September 12 and 15, the Union health ministry reported …

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No new Nipah virus cases in India since September 15, says WHO
1 year, 3 months ago

No new Nipah virus cases in India since September 15, says WHO

Live Mint  

The World Health Organization on Tuesday said that no new cases of Nipah virus have been detected in India since September 15. From September 12 to 15, India's health ministry reported six laboratory-confirmed Nipah virus cases, including two deaths, in Kozhikode district in the southern state of Kerala. Since September 12, 387 samples have been tested, of which six cases …

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WHO says no new cases of Nipah virus detected since Sept 15
1 year, 3 months ago

WHO says no new cases of Nipah virus detected since Sept 15

Firstpost  

In its sixth outbreak in the country since 2001 this year, the virus, known for its 70% mortality rate, has claimed two lives out of the six who were infected in a span of few days in September, sending the Kerala government scrambling to contain the spread No fresh cases of the deadly Nipah virus have been detected since September …

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