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Nipah alert sounded in Kerala's Kozhikode after 2 'unnatural' deaths

The Kerala Health Department sounded a health alert in Kozhikode district on Monday following two "unnatural" deaths suspected to be due to the Nipah virus infection. State Health Minister Veena George held a high-level meeting and reviewed the situation, the health department said in a statement on Monday night. It said two "unnatural" deaths following fever were reported from a private hospital, and it is suspected that these were due to the Nipah virus. Relatives of one of the deceased are also admitted to the intensive care unit, it said. Deaths due to Nipah virus infection were reported in Kozhikode district in 2018 and 2021. The first Nipah virus (NiV) outbreak in south India was reported from Kozhikode on May 19, 2018. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), Nipah virus infection is a zoonotic illness that is transmitted to people from animals and can also be transmitted through contaminated food or directly from person-to-person. Among infected people, it cause

State swung into action against Nipah right from the start: Kerala CM

The moment the first case of Nipah was identified in the state, the government swung into action and took all necessary steps, including forming committees, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said

Nipah virus in Kerala: 251 contacts traced, says Health Minister

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

Kerala issues Nipah management plan for govt and private hospitals

The Kerala government on Monday issued a Nipah management plan listing the health protocol to be followed by government and private hospitals.

Nipah resurfaces in Kerala; claims one life, two health workers infected

This comes at a time when the state is contributing to over 70 per cent of the Covid cases in India

Kerala health system on heightened alert with advent of Nipah amid Covid

The experts said that "intensive contact tracing" and quarantine of all primary contacts were the two main steps to be taken to ensure effective control over spread of the infection.

Two health workers show symptoms of Nipah infection: Kerala Health Minister

Two more people have been identified with symptoms of Nipah virus infection, Kerala health minister Veen George said here on Sunday. The two are among the 20 high risk contacts of the deceased 12-year-old child, she said. "We have identified 188 contacts till now. The surveillance team have marked 20 of them as high risk contacts. Two of these high risk contacts have symptoms. Both are health workers. One works with a private hospital, while the other is a staff member of Kozhikode Medical College hospital," she told reporters after chairing a high-level meeting to take stock of the situation. She said all the 20 high risk contacts will be shifted to the Kozhikode Medical College by evening, while other contacts of the child have been asked to remain in isolation. The pay ward at the Medical College Hospital has been completely converted into a dedicated Nipah ward, she said. The boy died at a hospital here early this morning. The samples of the boy, which were sent to the Nationa

12-year-old dies of Nipah in Kerala; all contacts traced, says health min

Some immediate public health measures have been advised by the Centre, which include active case search in the family, families, village and areas with similar topography, especially in Malappuram

Kochi college student infected with Nipah virus, confirms Kerala minister

The results of blood samples of the student, which were tested at the National Institute of Virology in Pune, have confirmed Nipah, the minister said