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Nipah: Why latest outbreaks of the deadly virus have remained localised

A 25-year-old nurse died of cardiac arrest 2 days after testing negative for Nipah. Doctors say she died of a secondary lung infection she picked up in the CCU. No spread of Nipah, say doctors.

‘Pakistan, Bangladesh-based’ X users make unverified claims about Nipah cases in Bengal ahead of T20 WC

Nipah virus cases in West Bengal have been contained to 2, but 'Pakistani & Bangladeshi users' spread false social media claims as the tournament draws closer.

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.

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

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.

TrueNat test kit first in India to get ‘emergency use’ approval for Nipah virus diagnosis

TrueNat is a portable, battery-operated RT-PCR platform developed & manufactured in India by Goa-based Molbio Diagnostics. It can test for nearly 30 diseases & results take less than an hour.

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