Nipah virus outbreak: Karnataka says 'closely monitoring' people arriving from Kerala
"We have already issued a detailed advisory on precautions to be taken against the Nipah virus. Advanced surveillance measures are already in place at all border districts. People coming from Kerala will be under surveillance," said Karnataka Health Commissioner Dr KV Trilok Chandra.
Sep 13, 2021, 07:34 AM ISTNipah Virus: Kerala health system on heightened alert as many patients test negative
Central govt has rushed a team from the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) to provide support to the state, where a 12 year-old boy died due to Nipah and two others displayed symptoms of the virus infection.
Sep 05, 2021, 16:15 PM IST9 die in Kerala due to high fever; 2 confirmed cases of Nipah virus
Health department of the state has confirmed that two out of the nine deceased were affected with the rare Nipah virus.
May 21, 2018, 09:21 AM ISTNipah virus claims lives in Kerala: All about the rare, deadly Nipah virus
India has in the past documented human-to-human transmission of the rare Nipah virus.
May 21, 2018, 08:37 AM IST