ICMR nod to conduct Truenat test to detect Nipah Context The Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR) has authorized Kerala to use the Truenat test to identify Nipah. The test can be done in hospitals with BSL 2-level laboratories. Health Minister Veena George has stated […]
Why Nipah virus outbreaks are occurring only in Kerala Context Since May 2018, when Kerala announced the first Nipah outbreak in Kozhikode district, there have been three more Nipah outbreaks, the most recent in late August 2023. Three of the four Nipah outbreaks in Kerala […]
Nipah breaks out again in Kerala, claims 2 lives Context Two deaths from the viral infection were reported from the Kozhikode area, bringing the Nipah scare back to Kerala. The deaths were verified on Tuesday by Mansukh Mandaviya, the union minister of health. Two other […]
Pipeline work leads to the vast megalithic site in Kerala Context : During a recent salvage operation by the Kerala State Archaeology Department in Nagaparamba in Kuttippuram village, close to Tirunavaya, in Malappuram district, several megalithic hat stones were discovered from a single location. Location […]