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Kerala govt working to identify area, patient zero of Nipah virus outbreak
After identifying the man who was the patient zero or index case of the Nipah virus outbreak in Kerala, the state government on Saturday began looking for the source and place from where he got infected by seeking details of his mobile tower locations. Kerala Health Minister Veena George said while the state government was trying to determine where and how the man got infected, the central team was collecting bat samples to ascertain the viral load. She also claimed that the state's efforts to combat the virus outbreak were appreciated by the central team. The government was also focusing on completing contact tracing in respect of the sixth person who was confirmed, on Friday, to have been infected by the virus, the minister told reporters here. She also said that there were no new positive cases and in a relief for the state, 94 samples -- of persons from the high-risk contact list -- have come back negative for the virus. Meanwhile, 21 people at the Kozhikode medical college an
Nipah virus update: Schools, colleges shut in Kozhikode till Sept 17
The Kerala Health Department issued a health alert after two 'unnatural' deaths because of fever were reported at a private hospital in the Kozhikode district amid rising cases of Nipah virus
Nipah virus: One more confirmed case in Kerala; total tally rises to 6
The administration has created containment zones in a 5 km radius of the homes of the two men who died of infection on August 30 and September 11
Kerala confirms one more Nipah virus case; total tally stands at 6
The state government has strengthened measures to prevent the spread of the infection
Experimental antiviral against Nipah, BSL-3 lab reach Kerala: State govt
In the wake of the Nipah outbreak in Kozhikode district of Kerala, due to which two people lost their lives and three others have tested positive for the virus, the only available experimental treatment -- monoclonal antibody -- was delivered to the state by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Thursday. After the monoclonal antibody arrived in Kerala, State Health Minister Veena George said that the stability of the antiviral was discussed with a central expert committee. "Further steps or course of action would be decided by the expert committee," she said. George also told reporters that, earlier in the day, there was a meeting between the Principal Secretary of the Health Department and the Union Health Ministry. The m102.4 monoclonal antibody, an experimental therapeutic, was imported for the treatment of infected patients on compassionate grounds during the 2018 Nipah outbreak in Kozhikode. It was not used back then as, by the time it arrived, the outbreak had ...
Nipah situation not as scary as was in 2018: Kerala's ex-Health Minister
Former Health Minister and senior ruling CPI(M) MLA K K Shailaja says Kerala has nothing to worry about the Nipah outbreak in Kozhikode as the situation is not as scary as it was in 2018. Shailaja, who had won accolades for containing the Nipah infection effectively in 2018, said the southern state has a protocol and Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) to effectively fight the infection and prevent its spread. She was the Health minister in the previous LDF government, which fought the first Nipah outbreak in the state. "In 2018, it was a new virus to us, and we did not have any experience battling such an infection. Now, we have everything in place to contain it effectively," Shailaja told reporters here. She said Nipah testing facilities have been established in the state but the declaration of virus infection can only be made by the National Institute of Virology (NIV), Pune. "We have the facility. We tried it out during the first bout in 2018 at Kozhikode. But the declaration c
Nipah cast shadow on Kerala's tourism industry during peak season
To contain the outbreak, the government has declared seven village panchayats in Kozhikode district as containment zones
Nipah patients' contact list grows to 350, 50% high-risk category: Official
Earlier, on Tuesday, the state Health department issued an alert for Kannur, Wayanad and Malappuram districts after the confirmatin of Nipah infection in Kozhikode
Kerala on alert after 2 suspected Nipah deaths in Kozhikode district
The state experienced its first outbreak in June 2018 in the Kozhikode and Malappuram districts, claiming 17 lives
Nipah alert sounded in Kerala's Kozhikode after 2 'unnatural' deaths
The Kerala Health Department sounded a health alert in Kozhikode district on Monday following two "unnatural" deaths suspected to be due to the Nipah virus infection. State Health Minister Veena George held a high-level meeting and reviewed the situation, the health department said in a statement on Monday night. It said two "unnatural" deaths following fever were reported from a private hospital, and it is suspected that these were due to the Nipah virus. Relatives of one of the deceased are also admitted to the intensive care unit, it said. Deaths due to Nipah virus infection were reported in Kozhikode district in 2018 and 2021. The first Nipah virus (NiV) outbreak in south India was reported from Kozhikode on May 19, 2018. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), Nipah virus infection is a zoonotic illness that is transmitted to people from animals and can also be transmitted through contaminated food or directly from person-to-person. Among infected people, it cause
State swung into action against Nipah right from the start: Kerala CM
The moment the first case of Nipah was identified in the state, the government swung into action and took all necessary steps, including forming committees, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said
Nipah virus in Kerala: 251 contacts traced, says Health Minister
All 24 samples of eight persons sent to the National Institute of Virology in Pune have tested negative for Nipah virus, said Kerala Health Minister Veena George on Tuesday
Kerala issues Nipah management plan for govt and private hospitals
The Kerala government on Monday issued a Nipah management plan listing the health protocol to be followed by government and private hospitals.
Nipah resurfaces in Kerala; claims one life, two health workers infected
This comes at a time when the state is contributing to over 70 per cent of the Covid cases in India
Kerala health system on heightened alert with advent of Nipah amid Covid
The experts said that "intensive contact tracing" and quarantine of all primary contacts were the two main steps to be taken to ensure effective control over spread of the infection.
Two health workers show symptoms of Nipah infection: Kerala Health Minister
Two more people have been identified with symptoms of Nipah virus infection, Kerala health minister Veen George said here on Sunday. The two are among the 20 high risk contacts of the deceased 12-year-old child, she said. "We have identified 188 contacts till now. The surveillance team have marked 20 of them as high risk contacts. Two of these high risk contacts have symptoms. Both are health workers. One works with a private hospital, while the other is a staff member of Kozhikode Medical College hospital," she told reporters after chairing a high-level meeting to take stock of the situation. She said all the 20 high risk contacts will be shifted to the Kozhikode Medical College by evening, while other contacts of the child have been asked to remain in isolation. The pay ward at the Medical College Hospital has been completely converted into a dedicated Nipah ward, she said. The boy died at a hospital here early this morning. The samples of the boy, which were sent to the Nationa
12-year-old dies of Nipah in Kerala; all contacts traced, says health min
Some immediate public health measures have been advised by the Centre, which include active case search in the family, families, village and areas with similar topography, especially in Malappuram
Kochi college student infected with Nipah virus, confirms Kerala minister
The results of blood samples of the student, which were tested at the National Institute of Virology in Pune, have confirmed Nipah, the minister said
