Nipah Threat
The recent death of a 24-year-old student in Kerala due to the Nipah virus is a stark reminder of the persistent threat posed by zoonotic diseases.
The recent death of a 24-year-old student in Kerala due to the Nipah virus is a stark reminder of the persistent threat posed by zoonotic diseases.
A 38-year-old youth from Edavanna in Kerala’s Malappuram district, who showed symptoms of Mpox, has been put under observation at the Manjeri Medical College hospital.
The test result of a 23-year-old youth, who died at a private hospital at Perinthalmanna on Monday last, was found positive for Nipah.
Nipah virus alert has been issued in Rajasthan after the detection of the dreadful virus in Kerala which has claimed a life, the officials said on Monday.
Those who tested negative for the viral infection include the parents of the boy who died of Nipah on Sunday, two hospital employees from Palakkad, and two others from Thiruvananthapuram.
Currently, four patients suspected to be infected with the Nipah virus are under surveillance and their samples have been sent for testing.
The Kerala Health Department has issued an alert in Kozhikode district after two ‘unnatural’ deaths were reported due to fever…
A high alert was sounded across the bordering Dakshina Kannada, Udupi, and Karwar districts of Karnataka with Kerala following a sample of a person from Karwar, who worked in RT-PCR & Nipah kits manufacturing unit, sent for testing to NIV, Pune.
They said that all those who are coming from Kerala should be monitored for symptoms like fever, altered mental status, severe weakness, headache, respiratory distress, cough, vomiting, muscle pain, convulsion and diarrhea.
In both hamster and monkey NiV models, vaccination with ChAdOx1 NiV resulted in induction of high antibody titers coupled with complete protection against lethal NiV disease,"
