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Kerala: 674 people on Nipah contact list, says health minister Veena Georg
Updated : 8 months ago IST
In Malappuram, 12 individuals are under isolation and receiving treatment, while 88 samples have tested negative so far. Based on the completion of their isolation period, 81 people from Malappuram, 2 from Palakkad, and 1 from Ernakulam have been removed from the contact list.
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New Nipah death in Palakkad; 6 districts in Kerala put on alert
Updated : 8 months ago IST
Kerala's Palakkad district has reported a second Nipah case after a 58-year-old man from Kumaramputhur near Mannarkkad tested positive for the virus following his death in a private hospital at Perinthalmanna. Following the development, an alert has been issued to hospitals in Palakkad, M
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485 people are currently on Nipah virus contact list in Kerala, says Healt
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
In Malappuram, 18 people are receiving treatment, with one patient in ICU care. So far, 42 samples from the district have tested negative for Nipah virus. In Palakkad, 3 individuals remain in isolation, with 7 samples confirmed negative to date, as per the release.
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Kerala Health Minister Veena George chairs review meeting on prevention of
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
Kerala Health Minister Veena George chaired a review meeting regarding the prevention of the Nipah virus at the Collectorate Conference Hall in Malappuram. There are 461 people in the Nipah contact list, out of which 27 people are at a high risk, Health Minister Veena George said.
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Nipah virus outbreak: NCDC team in close contact with Kerala unit, activel
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
According to official sources, the deployment of a National Joint Outbreak Response Team (NJORT) is being considered.
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Nipah virus alert issued in three Kerala districts after two suspected cas
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
The tests conducted at medical college hospitals in Malappuram and Kozhikode have confirmed the infections. Samples have also been sent to the National Institute of Virology (NIV) in Pune for further confirmation.
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Made-in-India RAMBAAN rapid action Mobile BSL-3 Lab on wheels reaching out
Updated : 8 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Mobile BSL-3 [MBSL-3] laboratory is an innovative initiative of Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) for providing the diagnostic surge capacity for enhancing the onsite laboratory services during the outbreaks of known and unknown high risk pathogens.
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Indigenous rapid detection kit ready to detect Nipah virus with 100% accur
Updated : 8 months, 3 weeks ago IST
According to Dr Naveen Kumar, Director, ICMR-NIV, Pune, "Based on amplification of viral gene without the need for a specialised machine at the field level. It's 100% sensitive and specific."
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Kerala: Three more people test negative for Nipah in Malappuram; 267 on co
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Kerala Health Minister Veena George on Sunday confirmed that the test results of three more individuals related to the Nipah virus outbreak returned negative.
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Kerala Nipah outbreak: 74 people tested negative so far, 267 on contact li
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
The current situation was evaluated in a review meeting led by Health Minister Veena George and it was assessed that no new individuals have been added to the contact list on Saturday.
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Kerala Nipah outbreak: 37 people tested negative so far, 268 on contact li
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Earlier on September 17, Veena George met Union Health Minister JP Nadda in Delhi regarding the Nipah outbreak in Malappuram.
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Malappuram Nipah outbreak: 175 people identified in contact list, 126 in h
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Kerala Health Minister Veena George said on Tuesday that 175 people have been included in the contact list of the 24-year-old patient who died of Nipah virus infection.
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