Nipah Virus Outbreak In Kerala: Another Case Reported, Over 900 People On Contact List
Nearly 950 people have been listed in the contact list of which 287 are health workers and 213 are in the high-risk category.
Sep 15, 2023, 11:26 AM IST
NIV Teams To Arrive In Kerala Following Nipah Confirmation; Virus Is Bangladesh Variant: Health Minister Veena George
Responding to a query regarding the Nipah infection in the assembly, State Health Minister Veena George said that the virus strain seen in Kerala was the Bangladesh variant that spreads from human to human and has a high mortality rate.
Sep 13, 2023, 17:31 PM IST
Two more cases of Nipah virus confirmed after 12-year-old’s death in Kerala
The first Nipah virus disease outbreak in South India was reported from Kozhikode district of Kerala on May 19, 2018. There have been 17 deaths and 18 confirmed cases as of June 1, 2018.
Sep 05, 2021, 14:44 PM IST
Nipah 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
