India is on alert after a fresh outbreak of the deadly Nipah virus ...
WEBJul 25, 2024 · Health authorities in the southern Indian state of Kerala are on high alert following the latest flare-up of the deadly Nipah virus. It comes after a 14-year-old boy died from an infection over...
Incurable Nipah brain virus kills teenager in India - NBC News
WEBJul 22, 2024 · Authorities in southern India’s Kerala state are taking preventive steps after the death of a 14-year-old boy from the Nipah virus. Nipah can cause a lethal brain-swelling fever in humans, and...
Nipah virus death puts health officials on alert in southern India - CNN
WEBJul 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...
Nipah virus outbreak: what scientists know so far - Nature
WEBSep 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,...
Nipah virus - World Health Organization (WHO)
WEBNipah virus (NiV) is a zoonotic virus (it is transmitted from animals to humans) and can also be transmitted through contaminated food or directly between people. In infected people, it causes a range of illnesses from asymptomatic (subclinical) infection to acute respiratory illness and fatal encephalitis.
Nipah: India's Kerala state tests hundreds after fifth case - BBC
WEBSep 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 ...
New Nipah outbreak in India brings high alert. How it began is ... - NPR
WEBSep 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 …
WEBSep 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....
Nipah virus infection - India - World Health Organization (WHO)
WEBOct 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.
Over 700 people tested for Nipah virus after two deaths in India - NBC News
WEBSep 14, 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.
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