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Nipah virus: India to source 20 more doses of monoclonal antibody from Aus
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
ICMR Director General Dr Rajiv Bahl said that no one has been so far been administered the medicine in India, further highlighting that the medicine needs to be given during the early stage of the infection.
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Nipah virus: One more case confirmed in Kerala; Total tally 6, active case
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
With this the total tally of Nipah virus infections from the virus in Kerala has been recorded at six, including two deaths.
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Nipah: Union Health Ministry team holds meeting with Kerala officials
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
The state government has strengthened measures to prevent the spread of infection after two deaths were confirmed in Kozhikode district due to the Nipah virus
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Nipah: Kerala to test samples of all persons in 'high-risk' contact list
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
The Kerala government on Thursday decided to take body-fluid samples of all of those who are on the 'high-risk' contact list linked to the first Nipah victim, a 47-year-old man who died on August 30 in the latest outbreak of the infection in the state
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Contact list of suspected Nipah patients has grown to 350, 50 pc in high-r
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Amid growing worries over the return of Nipah virus in Kerala, Kozhikode District Collector A. Geetha on Wednesday said the list of contacts of patients, suspected to have been infected by the virus, have grown to about 350 and 50 per cent of them are in the high-risk category.
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Kerala Nipah: Alert in Kozhikode’s neighbouring districts, containment zon
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Kerala Health Department has issued an alert for Kannur, Wayanad and Malappuram districts after Nipah virus infection was confirmed in Kozhikode.
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Two deaths in Kozhikode due to Nipah virus, confirms Kerala Health Ministe
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Kerala Health Minister Veena George on Tuesday confirmed Nipah virus infection in Kozhikode district.
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Study finds how pneumococcal vaccines associated with fewer severe infecti
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
According to recent studies, the prevalence of invasive pneumococcal infection (IPD) in children with sickle cell disease (SCD) has dramatically decreased after the introduction of the pneumococcal conjugate vaccines PCV7 and PCV13.
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"Still awaiting results from NIV Pune": Kerala Health Minister Veena Georg
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Speaking to ANI on Tuesday, George said, "We are still awaiting results from NIV Pune. After receiving news of confirmation (of Nipah virus), I contacted NIV Pune which said the tests were still ongoing. We have also conducted tests in Kerala and strongly suspect Nipah virus infection (be
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Uttar Pradesh: Dengue continues to surge in Kanpur, cases increase alarmin
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Kanpur has been engulfed by a massive dengue outbreak, as the number of viral infected patients alarmingly increased.
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UAE launches new version of Al Hosn app
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Now empowered with vital features to safeguard the health of younger generations, the upgrade aims to further the goals of the National Immunisation Programme, highlighting the UAE's ongoing efforts to enhance the healthcare system and shield the community from infectious diseases.
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Turmeric is as effective as medicine to reduce excess stomach acid: Study
Updated : 9 months ago IST
Researchers found that a natural component contained in the culinary spice turmeric may be as efficient as omeprazole, a medicine used to relieve gastrointestinal symptoms by reducing excess stomach acid.
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