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Condition of the Nipah Virus Patient in Kerela is reported

Condition of Nipah patient stable, says Kerala Health Minister

India | Jun 05, 2019, 01:15 PM IST

A total of 311 people from various districts are under observation, Health Minister K K Shailaja said.

Kerala Nipah scare: You must not believe these fake news

Jun 04, 2019, 08:20 PM IST

In a Facebook post on Tuesday, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan warned of stringent action against those who spread misinformation and urged people to follow the instructions of the health department.

The nomenclature of Nipah virus, or NiV, originated from

Nipah scare: How a Malaysian doctor discovered the deadly virus

India | Jun 04, 2019, 06:19 PM IST

In 1999, pig farmers in Malaysia's Sungai Nipah were diagnosed with a curious disease which started off with mild flu like symptoms -- fever, headache etc. Initially, the virus was prevented with a Japanese encephalitis antidote, but the remedy was not entirely successful.

Nipah virus: Health Minister Harsh Vardhan assures Kerala of Centre's support

India | Jun 04, 2019, 12:36 PM IST

Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan held an urgent meeting here and assured the state of Centre's support.

The Ernakulam health authorities said the youth was being

Nipah virus confirmed in Kerala: Youth tests positive, says Health Minister

India | Jun 04, 2019, 12:07 PM IST

The state that witnesses 12 deaths to NiV, with 22 positive cases reported from Kozhikode and Malappuram districts last year in May, was waiting the blood reports of a youth since Monday

Nipah scare in Kerala: 86 people under medical observation

India | Jun 04, 2019, 12:06 AM IST

As Kerala awaits blood report of the youth suspected to be infected by the Nipah virus, state administration has swung into action.

Nipah virus: Precautions, do and don'ts | All you need to know

Jun 03, 2019, 05:20 PM IST

Kerala faced one of its worst health scares in 2018 when the virus broke out.

What is Nipah virus infection and what are its symptoms, causes and treatment?

Health | Jun 03, 2019, 03:51 PM IST

Know what is Nipah virus infection and what are its symptoms, causes, and treatment in detail.

Seventeen people died due to the Nipah virus in Kerala,

Some countries suspended improts from Kerala following Nipah outbreak, says government

India | Jul 30, 2018, 06:01 PM IST

Seventeen people died due to the Nipah virus in Kerala, out of which 16 were lab confirmed cases.

Nipah virus has claimed the lives of 17 people so far

Kerala: Going beyond call of duty, doctor performs last rites of Nipah victims

India | Jun 06, 2018, 04:59 PM IST

Nipah virus has claimed 17 lives-- 14 in Kozhikode and 3 in neighbouring Malappuram since its outbreak last month.

Saudi Arabia bans products from Kerala over Nipah scare

World | Jun 05, 2018, 03:47 PM IST

The Nipah virus is a type of RNA virus in the genus Henipavirus. It can both spread between people and from other animals to people. Spread typically requires direct contact with an infected source.

Kerala: Nipah virus death toll rises to 16, govt warns of possible second outbreak

India | Jun 02, 2018, 08:43 AM IST

Several staffers, including nurses and four doctors, of a hospital in Balussery near Kozhikode have been asked to go on leave from as a precautionary measure

Kerala: Nipah virus death toll touches 15

India | May 31, 2018, 12:04 PM IST

The death toll due to Nipah virus in the state rose to 15, with a 28-year-old man succumbing to the deadly virus here, a health department official said today.

Kerala man with Nipah symptoms hospitalised in Goa

India | May 28, 2018, 09:57 PM IST

"The patient was travelling alone on a train from Kerala but took ill when he reached Thivim railway station in Goa this morning," Dr Utkarsh Betodkar, Chief Surveillance Officer, Directorate of Health Services told reporters.

Nipah Virus: 12 dead in Kerala; public gatherings banned in Kozhikode, Calicut University postpones all exams

India | May 24, 2018, 09:27 PM IST

Although the number of patients coming for treatment with symptoms of Nipah virus infection has gone down, Kozhikode Collector U.V. Jose has banned till May 31 all public meetings and even training courses, including tuitions, to avoid assembly of people.

Nipah Virus In Kerala