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Topic: Nipah virus

Kerala on alert as lethal Nipah returns. This time in separate clusters, spread across two districts

Public health specialists point out that while Kerala is seeing sixth outbreak, there is a possibility of higher viral shedding of Nipah among bats as compared to previous years.

Second Nipah death in Kerala, health minister urges people to avoid visiting hospitals unnecessarily

There are a total of 543 people in the Nipah contact list in the state, of which 36 people are in the highest risk category. An alert has been issued to hospitals in 6 districts.

Pune-based firm receives major international grant to accelerate development of Nipah virus vaccine

Gennova has been working on self-amplifying mRNA vaccine. mRNA vaccines use body’s machinery to make antigenic protein rather than injecting antigen directly into body.

24-year-old student dies of Nipah virus in Kerala; second death this year

By Jose Devasia KOCHI, India (Reuters) - A 24-year-old student has died from the Nipah virus in the southern Indian state of Kerala, a local medical official said on Monday, and 151 people who came

After 5 cases and 2 deaths, Kerala gets Nipah virus antibody, to test samples in mobile lab

A five-member central team including experts from the National Centre for Disease Control have been stationed in Kerala to take stock of the situation.

Experts fan out in Kerala to collect samples from bats, fruit to understand Nipah virus spread

Nipah virus has killed 2 and 3 more have tested positive in Kerala. Fruit bats from Maruthonkara had tested positive for the virus during an outbreak in 2018, the state’s first.

Kerala govt shuts schools, banks in 7 villages after two deaths due to Nipah virus

1 adult and a child are still infected and in hospital. More than 130 people have been tested for the deadly virus so far.

Kerala reports two deaths due to Nipah virus, mass testing underway

One person died this month while another death occurred on 30 August, an official from the National Institute of Virology said.

Nipah virus: Could it cause the next pandemic?

Nipah virus was first identified in Malaysia in 1998. Cases such as the recent death of a boy in Kerala, India have raised concernsthat it could mutate.

Nipah virus antibodies found in 2 varieties of bats, says Kerala health minister

The Kerala health department has been on high alert since 4 September when a 12-year-old boy was found infected with the Nipah virus.

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