Nipah scare in Kerala: 86 people under medical observation
India | June 04, 2019 0:06 ISTAs Kerala awaits blood report of the youth suspected to be infected by the Nipah virus, state administration has swung into action.
As Kerala awaits blood report of the youth suspected to be infected by the Nipah virus, state administration has swung into action.
Kerala faced one of its worst health scares in 2018 when the virus broke out.
Know what is Nipah virus infection and what are its symptoms, causes, and treatment in detail.
Seventeen people died due to the Nipah virus in Kerala, out of which 16 were lab confirmed cases.
Nipah virus has claimed 17 lives-- 14 in Kozhikode and 3 in neighbouring Malappuram since its outbreak last month.
The Nipah virus is a type of RNA virus in the genus Henipavirus. It can both spread between people and from other animals to people. Spread typically requires direct contact with an infected source.
Several staffers, including nurses and four doctors, of a hospital in Balussery near Kozhikode have been asked to go on leave from as a precautionary measure
The death toll due to Nipah virus in the state rose to 15, with a 28-year-old man succumbing to the deadly virus here, a health department official said today.
"The patient was travelling alone on a train from Kerala but took ill when he reached Thivim railway station in Goa this morning," Dr Utkarsh Betodkar, Chief Surveillance Officer, Directorate of Health Services told reporters.
Although the number of patients coming for treatment with symptoms of Nipah virus infection has gone down, Kozhikode Collector U.V. Jose has banned till May 31 all public meetings and even training courses, including tuitions, to avoid assembly of people.
The deceased, V Moosa (61), had been battling for life since the past few days in a private hospital here and was on ventilator support.
"Travelling to any part of Kerala is safe. However, if travellers wish to be extra cautious, they may avoid the four districts", Health Secretary Rajeev Sadanandan said.
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