1. What to know about Nipah virus amid outbreak in India - ABC News
1 day ago · India's southern state of Kerala is currently facing an outbreak of the rare, but potentially serious Nipah virus with at least two deaths ...
A rare and potentially serious disease is causing an outbreak In India. Here's what you need to know about Nipah virus.
2. Another Nipah outbreak in India: What do we know about this virus ... - NPR
4 days ago · The Southern Indian state of Kerala is now battling another deadly outbreak of the Nipah virus, its fourth since 2018.
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.
3. What is Nipah virus? Kerala starts mass testing after outbreak in India
2 days ago · Nipah is a rare but serious bat-borne virus that can cause fever, vomiting and respiratory infections in humans. Severe cases can involve ...
Rare but serious bat-borne virus that can cause fever, vomiting and respiratory infections in humans has killed two in Kerala
4. Nipah virus outbreak in India – what you need to know - The Conversation
12 hours ago · Nipah virus is an RNA virus of the Paramyxoviridae family. The first detected human outbreak occurred in Malaysia in 1978 and caused 265 cases ...
More than half the people who become infected with the Nipah virus die.
5. Nipah Virus Outbreak in Kerala - World Health Organization (WHO)
On 19 May 2018, a Nipah virus disease (NiV) outbreak was reported from Kozhikode district of Kerala, India. This is the first NiV outbreak in South India.
On 19 May 2018, a Nipah virus disease (NiV) outbreak was reported from Kozhikode district of Kerala, India
6. Nipah virus disease - India - World Health Organization (WHO)
Sep 24, 2021 · On 4 September 2021, the Kerala State Health department reported an isolated case of Nipah virus disease in Kozhikode district, Kerala state ...
On 4 September 2021, the Kerala State Health department reported an isolated case of Nipah virus disease in Kozhikode district, Kerala state, India. Nipah has a relatively high case fatality ratio, and is an emerging zoonotic disease of public health importance in the South East Asia and Western Pacific WHO Regions. This is the fifth outbreak of the disease in India.
7. Nipah virus epidemic in southern India and emphasizing “One Health ...
Nipah virus (NiV) encephalitis is an emerging infectious disease of public health importance in the World Health Organization (WHO) Southeast Asia region. NiV ...
Nipah virus (NiV) encephalitis first reported in “Sungai Nipah” in Malaysia in 1999 has emerged as a global public health threat in the Southeast Asia region. From 1998 to 2018, more than 630 cases of NiV human infections were reported. ...
8. What is Nipah virus? India rushes to contain outbreak. - Washington Post
5 days ago · The World Health Organization estimates the Nipah virus's fatality rate to be between 40 and 75 percent and has listed it as a priority disease ...
The virus has killed two so far and infected at least five in the state of Kerala and is considered a priority disease by the WHO for its epidemic potential.
9. A short communication of Nipah virus outbreak in India - NCBI
Epidemiology and outbreak of Nipah virus in India ... In India, Siliguri, West Bengal recorded a significant NiV epidemic in 2001 with 66 presumed cases and 45 ...
In the past two decades, countries like Malaysia, Singapore, Bangladesh, and India have recorded several cases of Nipah virus (NiV) infection. Following the 2018 NiV outbreak in the Kozhikode district of Kerala, India that claimed 17 lives, there has ...
10. Nipah virus: India's Kerala state moves quickly to control ... - The BMJ
5 days ago · The World Health Organization notes that the fatality rate of the virus is 45-75%. The first Nipah outbreak was in Malaysia in 1999, when the ...
The Indian state of Kerala has closed schools, offices, and public transport in the Kozhikode district in response to a re-emergence of the potentially deadly Nipah virus. The decision on 13 September was made as a precaution against the spread of the virus, which has seen two deaths and six confirmed cases so far. Tests conducted at the National Institute of Virology in Pune confirmed that the death of a 49 year old man in Kerala on 30 August was caused by the Nipah virus. The state’s second victim, a 40 years old man, died on 11 September. This is the fourth time since 2018 that Kerala has faced an outbreak of the virus. It …
11. Nipah in India - Prevent Epidemics
An emerging zoonotic disease of international public health importance, Nipah virus disease causes symptoms ranging from fever, headache and vomiting to ...
In India, an outbreak of the deadly Nipah virus began and ended with a single case, thanks to a strong, coordinated public health response.
12. Nipah Virus (NiV) - CDC
Outbreaks occur almost annually in parts of Asia, primarily Bangladesh and India. Nipah virus infection can be prevented by avoiding exposure to sick pigs ...
Nipah virus (NiV) is a zoonotic virus, meaning that it can spread between animals and people. Fruit bats, also called flying foxes, are the animal reservoir for NiV in nature. Nipah virus is also known to cause illness in pigs and people. Infection with NiV is associated with encephalitis (swelling of the brain) and can cause mild to severe illness and even death. Outbreaks occur almost annually in parts of Asia, primarily Bangladesh and India.
13. Nipah outbreak in India grows to 6 cases - CIDRAP
4 days ago · A 39-year-old man has tested positive for Nipah virus in India's Kerala state, raising the outbreak today to six cases, India Today reported ...
The list of contacts grows to 950 people, including 213 in the high-risk category, of whom 21 are hospitalized.
14. Nipah virus outbreak in India: What are its symptoms and treatment
6 days ago · NEW DELHI, Sept 14 (Reuters) - India's southern state of Kerala shut some schools and offices this week as officials raced to halt the ...
India's southern state of Kerala shut some schools and offices this week as officials raced to halt the spread of the deadly Nipah virus, after it killed two people in the fourth outbreak since 2018.
15. Nipah virus deaths reported in India | CIDRAP
8 days ago · A source from India's National Institute of Virology (NIV) said today that two fatal Nipah virus infections have been confirmed in Kerala ...
The patients are from a part of India where cases were reported in 2018 and 2021.
16. Nipah virus outbreak in India: What you need to know about viral disease
6 days ago · Currently, there are no vaccines available against Nipah virus. Based on the experience gained and information collected during previous ...
India’s southern Kerala state issues alerts after two people died from the disease in the fourth outbreak since 2018.
17. Seven things you need to know about Nipah virus
4 days ago · Testing of bats has revealed the existence of at least two strains of Nipah virus, known as the Malaysia strain (which was also linked to the ...
India is racing to contain an outbreak of the deadly Nipah virus – but what is it, and how great a threat does it pose?
18. Nipah virus outbreak in India is under control, official says ... - Fox News
12 hours ago · A health official in India is reportedly vowing that an outbreak of the deadly Nipah virus (NiV) in the country's southern Kerala state is ...
A health official in India says an ongoing outbreak of the Nipah virus there appears to be under control, despite more than 1,200 people being added to a list to close contacts.
19. India's Nipah Virus Outbreak: What Do We Know So Far? - VOA News
4 days ago · Authorities in India are scrambling to contain a rare outbreak of Nipah, a virus spread from animals to humans that causes deadly fever and ...
This is Kerala state's fourth recorded spate of Nipah cases in five years; virus killed 17 people during first instance in 2018
20. India on Alert to Contain Outbreak of Deadly Nipah Virus - WSJ
4 days ago · India has seen cases of the virus in West Bengal state, as well as Kerala. The virus, believed to originate in fruit bats, can spread from ...
The state of Kerala is testing hundreds of contacts of two people who died of the disease, which is found in bats.
21. Nipah virus: India's Kerala rushes to contain a deadly outbreak - CNN
6 days ago · Kerala experienced a deadly outbreak of the Nipah virus in 2018, killing 17 people and causing widespread panic in the state. More than 230 ...
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 to prevent its spread.
22. Nipah Virus Symptoms: What is it? Precautions & All you need to know!
2 hours ago · Nipah virus, whose a few cases are recently detected in Kerala, India are categorized in three: Asymptomatic infections, Acute respiratory ...
Recently you might have read or heard news about the outbreak of Nipah virus in Kerala, many people might be ... Read more
23. What To Know About The Deadly Nipah Virus As India Races To ...
5 days ago · Nipah is a zoonotic virus—meaning it can spread from animals to humans—and can infect humans through direct contact with infected animals or ...
Feared as a potential cause of another pandemic, Nipah has no treatments or vaccines, and the virus kills as many as three out of every four people it infects.
24. Over 700 people tested for Nipah virus after two deaths in India - NBC News
6 days ago · India has curbed public gatherings and shut some schools in the southern state of Kerala after. Health workers wearing protective gear Tuesday ...
Two infected people have died since Aug. 30 in Kerala’s fourth outbreak of the virus since 2018, forcing authorities to declare containment zones in at least eight villages.