Nipah virus death puts health officials on alert in southern India - CNN
Jul 22, 2024 · Kochi, India — Authorities in southern India’s Kerala state are taking preventive steps after the death of a 14-year-old boy from the Nipah virus and the identification of 60 people in the...
What To Know About The Deadly Nipah Virus As India Races To ... - Forbes
Jul 22, 2024 · Health officials in India are racing to contain an outbreak of Nipah virus after a teenage boy died from an infection over the weekend, the latest in a series of outbreaks in the region of the ...
Nipah virus infection - India - World Health Organization (WHO)
Oct 3, 2023 · Since 15 September, no new cases have been detected. This is the sixth outbreak of Nipah virus in India since 2001. Nipah virus infection, a zoonotic illness, is spread to humans through contact with infected animals such as bats and pigs.
Nipah virus outbreak: what scientists know so far - Nature
Sep 20, 2023 · The Nipah outbreak is the fourth to hit Kerala in five years — the most recent one was in 2021. Although such outbreaks usually affect a relatively small geographical area, they can be deadly,...
New Nipah outbreak in India brings high alert. How it began is ... - NPR
Sep 15, 2023 · Nipah virus, known to spread from bats to human, has broken out in the state of Kerala. Here's what we know about the current cases and the ongoing efforts to quash this potentially fatal disease.
Nipah has sparked a health crisis in southern India. Here's what …
Sep 15, 2023 · Nipah has sparked a health crisis in southern India. Here's what we know about this deadly virus. It spreads through direct contact, it has a high fatality rate and there's no treatment....
Indian authorities rush to contain a deadly Nipah virus outbreak in ...
Sep 14, 2023 · CNN — A state in southern India is taking measures to contain an outbreak of the Nipah virus after two people died from the rare and often deadly disease, shutting schools and testing hundreds...
Nipah virus outbreak in India: What you need to know about viral ...
Sep 13, 2023 · India’s southern Kerala state has shut down schools and offices and declared containment zones in parts of the state amid the risk of an outbreak of Nipah virus following the death of two people...
Nipah: India's Kerala state tests hundreds after fifth case - BBC
Sep 13, 2023 · Schools and offices have been shut in some parts of the southern Indian state of Kerala after five cases of the rare Nipah virus were confirmed. Two people have died so far, while three others ...
Over 700 people tested for Nipah virus after two deaths in India
Sep 13, 2023 · The southern Indian state of Kerala shut some schools, offices and public transport on Wednesday in a race to stop the spread of the rare and deadly Nipah virus, which has killed two people.