Nipah Virus in Kerala: Veena George had on Monday said that currently there are 175 people in the contact list of the deceased patient. "Out of them, 74 are health workers. 126 are primary contact while 49 are in the secondary contact list," the minister said.
The man, who died on September 9, travelled to the state from Bengaluru. After the confirmation of Nipah, the state health officials have initiated action, and the close contacts of the deceased have been isolated. Five of them have fevers and their samples have been sent for testing.
According to the state Health Department, nineteen individuals, including five from the high-risk category on the Nipah contact list, have been tested, and their results will be announced today.
Outbreaks of the Nipah Virus Disease (NiVD) have been reported in Kerala in the past, with the last occurring in 2023 in Kozhikode district, Union Health Ministry's statement said.
Nipah virus: The Kerala government on Saturday had confirmed Nipah infection in the 14-year-old, who hails from Malappuram district.
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A 14-year-old boy in Kerala’s Malappuram district has tested positive for the Nipah virus, prompting immediate health measures and containment efforts.
The Kozhikode district of Kerala had witnessed an outbreak of the Nipah virus earlier this year infecting six people out of whom two had succumbed. Kerala Health Minister Veena George said that there was no need to panic and the information was only being shared to spread awareness among people.
Nipah virus is a highly contagious and deadly zoonotic virus, and any suspected case is treated with utmost care and vigilance to prevent its spread within the community.
Nipaa cases: Earlier on Tuesday, Kerala CM Vijayan had said that the outbreak reported from Kozhikode district is under control now, but the threat of the infectious disease is not over yet in the state.
The man, in his mid-20s, had been working as a migrant laborer in Kerala and had initially sought medical attention at a hospital in Ernakulam after complaining of high fever.
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan expressed relief that the disease had not spread widely in the state, attributing the effective containment to the state's health system and early detection of the virus.
Nipah virus: Kerala Health Minister informed that the number of people in the contact list is likely to increase as the test result of the person who died on August 30 has come out positive.
Nipah outbreak: Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, Dr Bharati Pravin Pawar reviewed steps taken for containment of Nipah virus outbreak in Kozhikode, Kerala, from the Indian Council of Medical Research- National Institute of Virology (ICMR-NIV), in Pune on Thursday.
The brain-damaging virus has killed two people in Kozhikode district of Kerala.
The state government said the monoclonal antibody required for the treatment of those infected by the Nipah virus has arrived in Kerala.
Nipah virus update: Following the outbreak, all educational institutions in Kozhikode district were closed on Thursday and Friday.
All schools, colleges in Kerala's Kozhikode will remain closed till September 16 due to Nipah Virus outbreak.
Nipah virus: The health worker employed at a private hospital in Kozhikode has been confirmed with Nipah virus infection after his samples turned positive, a statement from Kerala Health Minister Veena George said.
To address the potential risk, the Health department has instructed the local police to establish checkpoints at border entry points for inspecting goods vehicles entering the district.
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