Nipah virus - World Health Organization (WHO)
Nipah virus (NiV) is a zoonotic virus (it is transmitted from animals to humans) and can also be transmitted through contaminated food or directly between people. In infected people, it causes a range of illnesses from asymptomatic (subclinical) infection to …
India is on alert after a fresh outbreak of the deadly Nipah virus ...
Jul 25, 2024 · Health authorities in the southern Indian state of Kerala are on high alert following the latest flare-up of the deadly Nipah virus. It comes after a 14-year-old boy died from an infection over...
Nipah virus death puts health officials on alert in southern India - CNN
Jul 22, 2024 · Kochi, India — Authorities in southern India’s Kerala state are taking preventive steps after the death of a 14-year-old boy from the Nipah virus and the identification of 60 people in the...
Indian authorities rush to contain a deadly Nipah virus outbreak …
Sep 14, 2023 · CNN — A state in southern India is taking measures to contain an outbreak of the Nipah virus after two people died from the rare and often deadly disease, shutting schools and testing hundreds to...
Nipah virus outbreak: what scientists know so far - Nature
Sep 20, 2023 · In the southern Indian state of Kerala, the bat-borne Nipah virus has infected six people — two of whom have died — since it emerged in late August. More than 700 people, including health-care...
Incurable Nipah brain virus kills teenager in India - NBC News
Jul 22, 2024 · Authorities in southern India’s Kerala state are taking preventive steps after the death of a 14-year-old boy from the Nipah virus and the identification of 60 persons in the high-risk...
What To Know About The Deadly Nipah Virus As India Races To ... - Forbes
Jul 22, 2024 · Health officials in India’s southern state of Kerala are rushing to track and identify the contacts of a 14-year-old boy who died of Nipah on Sunday. State officials say they are tracking more ...
Nipah has sparked a health crisis in southern India. Here's what …
Sep 15, 2023 · The Indian state of Kerala is battling its fourth outbreak of the Nipah virus since 2018. Two people have died and nearly 800 people have been tested over the last 48 hours in the state's...
Another Nipah outbreak in India: What do we know about this virus ... - NPR
Sep 15, 2023 · Nipah virus, known to spread from bats to human, has broken out in the state of Kerala. Here's what we know about the current cases and the ongoing efforts to quash this potentially fatal...
Nipah virus infection - India - World Health Organization (WHO)
Oct 3, 2023 · Situation at a glance. From the 12 to 15 September 2023, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, reported six laboratory-confirmed Nipah virus cases, including two deaths, in Kozhikode district, Kerala.