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ICMR invites firms to make Nipah detection units

The Nipah virus infection is a zoonotic disease that spreads between animals and people. Fruit bats are the host for the virus

Ambulances waiting for collect COVID 19 swab report outside ICMR National Institute of Virology in Pune, India, on Friday, September 25, 2020. (HT PHOTO) (HT Photo)
Published on Apr 29, 2025 07:16 AM IST
By, New Delhi

Karnataka on high alert after Nipah virus death in Kerala, issues circular

Karnataka's Health Department is on high alert after a Bengaluru student died from the Nipah virus in Kerala, with 41 close contacts currently in quarantine.

Officials emphasized that no cases have been reported in the state, and surveillance efforts are being intensified.(Photo by Twitter/islantstudio)
Published on Sep 20, 2024 08:40 PM IST

Tests negative of 10 contacts of Nipah victim

26 people who had close contact with the 24-year-old victim have tested negative for the zoonotic virus carried mainly by fruit bats

Eleven more people were added to the contact list today out of which five are in the high-risk category. The contact list now has 266 persons on it. (REUTERS)
Updated on Sep 19, 2024 09:08 AM IST
By, Kochi

Kerala govt publishes ‘route map’ of Nipah victim, 104 contacts are ‘high-risk’

The Kerala government mandated face masks in Malappuram district, declared five wards in two panchayats as containment zones

Partial restrictions have been implemented across Malappuram district, with authorities advising reduced attendance at private functions (REUTERS)
Updated on Sep 17, 2024 07:44 AM IST
By, Kochi

Man who died of Nipah came home for leg injury treatment

The 24-year-old man, who recently died due to Nipah virus in Kerala, was a psychology student at a Bengaluru college and had come home to Wandoor in Malappuram district on August 23

The health department said on Sunday that the 24-year-old man had travelled to a few areas with friends and had come in contact with many people (REUTERS)
Updated on Sep 17, 2024 07:30 AM IST
By, Kochi
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