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Special ward to treat Nipah virus patients sets up in Madurai's govt Hospi
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Madurai (Tamil Nadu) [India], September 10 (ANI): A special ward to treat Nipah virus patients has been set up in Government Rajaji Hospital in Madurai, said Dr Natarajan, Head of the department (HOD) Medicine of the hospital, adding that the state does not have any case of Nipah virus as of
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Karnataka's Dakshina Kannada on alert amid Nipah virus, COVID-19 scare
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Mangaluru (Karnataka) [india], September 9 (ANI): Amid reports of Nipah virus and COVID-19 cases in neighbouring Kerala, the Deputy Commissioner of Karnataka's Dakshina Kannada district issued an advisory on Wednesday to prevent the spread of viruses in the district.
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Karnataka CM directs authorities to take precautions to prevent Nipah viru
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 8 (ANI): Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Wednesday advised the officials to be cautious against the Nipah virus and to take more precautions to prevent the outbreak of the virus in the state.
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Kerala: 68 people under isolation for Nipah virus
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Kozhikode (Kerala) [India], September 8 (ANI): A total of 68 people are under isolation for Nipah virus in Government Medical College in Kozhikode district of Kerala, said Kerala Health Minister Veena George on Wednesday.
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Karnataka govt issues advisory to prevent Nipah virus outbreak
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], September 7 (ANI): In view of cases of Nipah virus (NiV) infection being reported recently in the neighbouring state of Kerala, the Karnataka government issued an advisory to prevent the outbreak of the infection in the state.
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Have instructed experts to study in details about Nipah virus, give sugges
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], September 7 (ANI): Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Tuesday said that he had instructed the experts to study the Nipah virus and give suggestions to tackle the disease.
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All samples sent to NIV, Pune tests negative for Nipah virus, says Kerala
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Kozhikode (Kerala) [India], September 7 (ANI): 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.
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Nipah virus: Testing lab is ready to open in Kozhikode govt hospital
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Kozhikode (Kerala) [India], September 6 (ANI): Kerala health minister Veena George on Monday said that a testing lab is ready at Government Medical College Hospital, Kozhikode and henceforth the RT-PCR and other samples testing will be done in Kozhikode.
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Nipah Virus: Health ministry writes to Kerala Chief Secretary, suggests me
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 6 (ANI): The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) on Monday has written to Kerala Chief Secretary Dr VP Joy recommending measures to be taken to control the spread Nipah virus in the state and directed him to strengthen the hospital-based and comm
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Nipah is a serious disease with high morbidity, mortality: AIIMS top exper
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 6 (ANI): As Kerala witnessed its first Nipah virus fatality with the death of a 12-year-old in its Kozhikode district, experts stress the importance of ascertaining the source of transmission of the fatal virus, which is highly contagious once it jumps from an
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Nipah virus: Officials collect swab samples of goat at Kozhikode victim's
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Kozhikode (Kerala) [India], September 6 (ANI): A day after a 12-year-old boy died of Nipah virus in Kozhikode, officials from the district's health and animal husbandry department collected swab samples from a goat reared by the family which had come in contact with the deceased, in a bid to
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Nipah virus case reported in Kozhikode
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Kozhikode (Kerala) [India], September 6 (ANI): A case of Nipah virus was registered in Kozhikode in Kerala, informed Coimbatore district collector GS Sameeran, adding that they are taking all necessary precautions on the state border.
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