Nipah

Ernakulam District Nipah-Free, Says Kerala Health Minister

Kerala News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday July 23, 2019

The Kerala government has declared Ernakulam district Nipah-free as a 23-year-old man, who had tested positive for the deadly virus, was discharged from hospital after nearly two months.

One Nipah Case Reported From Kerala This Year, No Deaths: Harsh Vardhan

Kerala News | Press Trust of India | Friday June 21, 2019

Only one case of Nipah virus has been reported so far this year from Kerala's Ernakulum district and the patient has been discharged, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan informed the Lok Sabha on Friday.

Kerala Minister Says Nipah Scare Over

Kerala News | Indo-Asian News Service | Saturday June 15, 2019

After one positive case and over 300 suspects, the scare of the second attack of Nipah virus in Kerala is over, state Health Minister K.K. Shailaja told the media on Saturday.

Nipah Virus Alert In Madhya Pradesh's Guna, Gwalior; Advisories Issued

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Friday June 14, 2019

The death of hundreds of bats in Madhya Pradesh's Guna district has raised alarm in the area and fear of the spread of the Nipah virus. The administrations in Guna and Gwalior districts issued health advisories on Friday.

Kerala, Goa Following Protocol To Control Spread Of Nipah Virus: Minister

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday June 10, 2019

Goa Health Minister Vishwajit Rane today allayed people's fears about travelling to Kerala in the wake of Nipah virus scare there, saying he himself would be visiting the southern state in next few days.

Goa Government Assures Measures Against Nipah, Urges People To Not Panic

Goa News | Press Trust of India | Sunday June 9, 2019

Goa government said it is taking all precautions to counter Nipah virus with health minister Vishwajit Rane urging people not to panic.

No New Cases Of Nipah In Kerala, Says Union Health Minister

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday June 9, 2019

Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan today said no new case of Nipah virus infection has been reported in Kerala and informed that the clinical condition of the patient suffering from the disease, the only case this year, is improving.

Another Person In Kerala Suspected Of Nipah Infection Tests Negative

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday June 7, 2019

Kerala Health Minister KK Shailaja said today that the sample of one more person suspected to be infected with the Nipah virus has tested negative. He was being treated at the isolation ward of the Medical College Hospital in Kochi, the minister told reporters in New Delhi.

After Kerala Nipah Virus Case, Rajasthan Health Ministry Issues Advisory

India News | ANI | Thursday June 6, 2019

Rajasthan has issued guidelines to all medical and health officials to prevent and control Nipah virus infection in the state.

UAE Expats Worry For Families After Kerala Confirms A Case Of Nipah Virus

Indians Abroad | Press Trust of India | Thursday June 6, 2019

UAE-based expats from Kerala are worried about their families back home while traders and travellers are exercising precaution after a youth was tested positive for the Nipah virus in the state, according to a media report.

All About Nipah Virus: How Nipah Infection Is Different From Swine Flu, Bird Flu

Health | Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday June 6, 2019

Doctors say that the symptoms of Nipah infection, swine flu and bird flu are similar, but there are also differences in how the diseases impact people and also in their treatment.

Tamil Nadu To Screen Nipah Patients On Kerala Borders

Tamil Nadu News | Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday June 6, 2019

The Tamil Nadu government has set up medical teams at the checkposts in the seven districts bordering Kerala to screen for Nipah virus infected persons, said a senior official of the Public Health Department.

Karnataka Sounds Alert After Man Infected With Nipah Virus In Kerala

Karnataka News | Press Trust of India | Thursday June 6, 2019

Days after a 23-year-old student was diagnosed with the potentially deadly Nipah virus in Kerala, the Karnataka government has sounded alert in eight districts, including those on the borders of the neighbouring state.

Six People In Kerala Suspected Of Nipah Infection Test Negative

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday June 6, 2019

Samples of six people, including three nurses and a nursing assistant, who had attended on a college student infected with Nipah virus have tested negative and indicate the virus has not spread, Kerala Health Minister KK Shailaja said today.

7 People Suspected Of Nipah Virus In Hospital: Kerala Health Minister

India News | ANI | Thursday June 6, 2019

Seven people suspected of having contracted Nipah virus have been admitted to a hospital and the condition of the patient diagnosed with the virus is now stable, Kerala Health Minister KK Shailaja said on Wednesday