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Nipah virus: Rajasthan Health Ministry issues advisory to medical official
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], June 6 (ANI): Rajasthan has issued guidelines to all medical and health officials to prevent and control the Nipah virus infection in the state.
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1 patient tests positive, 6 negative for Nipah Virus: Kerala Health Minist
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], June 6 (ANI): Out of the seven patients who were admitted to the hospital suspecting Nipah virus infection, one has been tested positive while the other six have been tested negative.
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2 people suspected of having contracted Nipah virus infection hospitalised
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Trivandrum (Kerala) [India], Jun 6 (ANI): After a suspected case of Nipah virus was reported from Ernakulam district of Kerala, two more persons, suffering from high fever, were put under observation at Trivandrum Medical College on Thursday.
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Nipah virus: Karnataka govt issues circular to strengthen surveillance
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], June 6 (ANI): Integrated Disease Surveillance Program, Directorate of Health and Family Welfare Services, Karnataka, on Wednesday issued a circular in view of the detection of Nipah virus in Kerala.
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7 people suspected of Nipah virus in hospital: Kerala Health Minister
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], Jun 5 (ANI): Seven people suspected of having contracted Nipah virus have been admitted to a hospital here and the condition of the patient diagnosed with the virus is now stable, Kerala Health Minister K K Shailaja said on Wednesday after a review meeting with offic
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One affected and five suspected of Nipah virus infection: KK Shailaja
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], June 5 (ANI): Five more persons were under observation in Kerala in the wake of scare over Nipah virus even as the condition of the patient who was diagnosed with the virus is now stable. state Health Minister K K Shailaja sai on Wednesday.
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Centre assures help to Kerala for Nipah, rushes doctors, experts
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jun 4 (ANI): After a 23-year-old college student was tested positive for Nipah virus in Kerala's Ernakulam, the centre has rushed a team of doctors to the state for investigation, said Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Tuesday, asserting that he is "very vigorou
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Kerala: Man tests positive for Nipah virus infection
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], Jun 4 (ANI): A 23-year-old man in Ernakulam district of Kerala has tested positive for Nipah virus infection, state Health and Family Welfare Minister K K Shailaja said here on Tuesday.
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Kerala: Suspected Nipah virus case reported in Ernakulam
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], June 3 (ANI): A suspected case of Nipah virus was reported in Kerala's Ernakulam district on Monday.
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Protein coat makes viruses more infectious, links them to Alzheimer's
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], May 27 (ANI): A new study has found that a layer of protein forms on the viral surface when they interact with the biological fluids of their host. The coat of protein makes the virus more infectious and helps in the formation of plaques linked to Alzheimer's disease.
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Early Dengue infection could defuse Zika virus, says study
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], May 19 (ANI): Existing immunity against dengue virus is capable of significantly reducing the risk of Zika virus in newborns, claims a new study.
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Oral vaccine of Hepatitis B will protect kids from dangerous viruses
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 4 (ANI): A team of researchers found that oral administration of Hepatitis B vaccine protects children against dangerous viruses and have also delivered a 'recipe' called virologists to improve the vaccine drops.
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