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 […]
Study ecological dynamics of Nipah virus: experts to govt. Context Experts had warned that Kerala should probably expect annual outbreaks of Nipah, though not necessarily in the same location or with the same symptom profile, given the prevalence of the Pteropus medius species of bats, […]
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 […]