Wednesday, 30 November, 2022
TopicNipah virus

Topic: Nipah virus

Nipah virus: Could it cause the next pandemic?

Ian Jones -
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

PTI -
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.

Results of 4 contacts of child who died of Nipah virus return negative, says Veena George

PTI -
Kerala govt had conducted a complete house-to-house survey within a 3-km-radius from the house of the 12-year-old boy who succumbed to the Nipah virus on 5 September 5.

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

Mohana Basu -
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.

Karnataka govt issues advisory to prevent Nipah virus outbreak after Kerala reports cases

ANI -
The state government has informed people about the antiviral Ribavirin which may have a role in reducing mortality among patients with encephalitis caused by Nipah virus disease.

As Nipah returns to Kerala, a look at lethal virus that left 17 dead in the state in 2018

Angana Chakrabarti -
Nipah is transmitted from animals to humans and causes fever, headache, cough, sore throat, difficulty breathing, and vomiting. Deaths can occur in 40-75% cases.

Kozhikode reports two more cases of Nipah virus after 12-year-old dies of infection

PTI -
The two new patients are health workers, who were among the high-risk contacts of the deceased child. One works at Kozhikode Medical College hospital and the other at a pvt hospital.

Ebola, Nipah and now COVID-19 — why bats transmit so many deadly viruses

Kairvy Grewal -
According to some studies, bats were the original hosts of the novel coronavirus strain that has claimed over 4,000 lives worldwide.

Will India’s experience with previous outbreaks help it tackle coronavirus better?

ThePrint Team -
India now has six confirmed cases of coronavirus. PM Modi has asked people to not “panic” and said “different ministries and states were working together”.

How Kerala’s experience in tackling Nipah in 2018 will help it contain coronavirus

Kairvy Grewal -
Kerala govt’s initiatives & swift action successfully contained the Nipah outbreak. It now says coronavirus will be dealt with the same way.
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A Gujarat gamble: A likely reason Rahul is not giving Modi a fight this assembly election

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