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First Nipah Virus Death Reported In Bengal, But No New Cases Emerge
West Bengal on Thursday reported its first case of a Nipah virus-related death, after a nurse, who was affected by it and was admitted at the critical care unit of a hospital at Barasat in North 24 Parganas district, passed away.
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Beyond Nipah Virus: New Bat Virus Found In Bangladesh Patients, Warn Scientists
Scientists have uncovered a previously undetected bat-borne virus, Pteropine orthoreovirus (PRV), in Bangladeshi patients initially suspected of having Nipah virus. The finding raises concerns about hidden zoonotic threats in regions where Nipah is e
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How Kerala Learned To Contain Nipah Virus Outbreaks Without A Vaccine: Lessons In Public Health
Kerala's repeated success in containing Nipah virus outbreaks, without a vaccine or specific treatment, stems from rapid detection, robust contact tracing, strong surveillance and community engagement.
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What Is Nipah Virus? And What Makes It So Deadly?
This Nipah outbreak in India is worrying because theres currently no prevention and no treatment available, and its a severe disease.
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Nipah Virus In India: What Is Actually Going On? Timeline Explained
India has confirmed two Nipah virus cases in West Bengal since December, with health authorities containing the situation amid misinformation and heightened airport screenings in parts of Asia.
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Nipah Virus Screenings At International Airports: How It Differs From Covid-19 Checks And What Travellers Should Expect
With a recent Nipah virus outbreak reported in West Bengal, India, several Asian countries have reinstated airport health screenings. Here's what these screenings involve, why they're important, how they differ from COVID-19 protocols, and what trave
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Nipah Virus Update: Bats At Alipore Zoo Kolkata Being Tested For Virus
The National Institute of Medical Research (NIMR) has started conducting random RT-PCR (Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction) tests among the bats at the Zoological Garden at Alipore in south Kolkata.
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Virology Centre Team Collects Samples In Kerala To Find Nipah Source
A team of health officials from the National Institute of Virology (NIV), Pune today collected samples from fruit-eating bats to find the source of the Nipah virus in Kozhikode, informed the public relations department of the state government.
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Fruit Bats Identified As Source Of Nipah Virus Outbreak In Kerala
Fruit bats were the source of Nipah virus which created havoc in Kerala's Kozhikode in May according to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), an official said on Tuesday.
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Government Says Bats Not Ruled Out As Primary Source Of Nipah Virus
The union health ministry today said that bats cannot be ruled out as the primary source of Nipah outbreak, nearly two weeks after a central medical team told it that samples collected from bats in two Kerala districts, where 17 people have died of Nipah infection, tested negative.
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First Nipah Virus Death Reported In Bengal, But No New Cases Emerge
West Bengal on Thursday reported its first case of a Nipah virus-related death, after a nurse, who was affected by it and was admitted at the critical care unit of a hospital at Barasat in North 24 Parganas district, passed away.
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Beyond Nipah Virus: New Bat Virus Found In Bangladesh Patients, Warn Scientists
Scientists have uncovered a previously undetected bat-borne virus, Pteropine orthoreovirus (PRV), in Bangladeshi patients initially suspected of having Nipah virus. The finding raises concerns about hidden zoonotic threats in regions where Nipah is e
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How Kerala Learned To Contain Nipah Virus Outbreaks Without A Vaccine: Lessons In Public Health
Kerala's repeated success in containing Nipah virus outbreaks, without a vaccine or specific treatment, stems from rapid detection, robust contact tracing, strong surveillance and community engagement.
-
What Is Nipah Virus? And What Makes It So Deadly?
This Nipah outbreak in India is worrying because theres currently no prevention and no treatment available, and its a severe disease.
-
Nipah Virus In India: What Is Actually Going On? Timeline Explained
India has confirmed two Nipah virus cases in West Bengal since December, with health authorities containing the situation amid misinformation and heightened airport screenings in parts of Asia.
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Nipah Virus Screenings At International Airports: How It Differs From Covid-19 Checks And What Travellers Should Expect
With a recent Nipah virus outbreak reported in West Bengal, India, several Asian countries have reinstated airport health screenings. Here's what these screenings involve, why they're important, how they differ from COVID-19 protocols, and what trave
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Nipah Virus Update: Bats At Alipore Zoo Kolkata Being Tested For Virus
The National Institute of Medical Research (NIMR) has started conducting random RT-PCR (Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction) tests among the bats at the Zoological Garden at Alipore in south Kolkata.
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Virology Centre Team Collects Samples In Kerala To Find Nipah Source
A team of health officials from the National Institute of Virology (NIV), Pune today collected samples from fruit-eating bats to find the source of the Nipah virus in Kozhikode, informed the public relations department of the state government.
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Fruit Bats Identified As Source Of Nipah Virus Outbreak In Kerala
Fruit bats were the source of Nipah virus which created havoc in Kerala's Kozhikode in May according to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), an official said on Tuesday.
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Government Says Bats Not Ruled Out As Primary Source Of Nipah Virus
The union health ministry today said that bats cannot be ruled out as the primary source of Nipah outbreak, nearly two weeks after a central medical team told it that samples collected from bats in two Kerala districts, where 17 people have died of Nipah infection, tested negative.
