Nipah

Kerala sounds alert after Nipah virus cases detected in Palakkad and Malappuram districts

July 05, 2025 1:25 am

Health Minister Veena George said the alert has been sounded in Kozhikode, Malappuram and Palakkad in connection with cases reported from Palakkad and Malappuram districts.

Kerala reports Nipah death: Know what is being done to prevent spread

July 21, 2024 6:37 pm

ICMR sends monoclonal antibodies to state

14-year-old Kerala boy tests positive for Nipah virus, govt sets up control room in Malappuram district

July 21, 2024 7:40 am

Kerala Health Minister Veena George said a control room has already been opened in Malappuram district to monitor the situation.

Minimal chance of Nipah virus spreading to Sri Lanka from India: Health Ministry

September 30, 2023 6:09 pm

The latest outbreak in Kerala's Kozhikode district emerged in late August 2023 and up to now, only 6 people have been infected of which 2 have died.

The boy who lived: As Kerala emerges from Nipah shadow, a rare success story

September 30, 2023 7:37 am

Plugged into a life support system at a private hospital, her nine-year-old son was hovering between life and death after testing positive for the deadly Nipah virus. Already devastated by the loss of her husband to the virus on August 30, she was desperate to ensure her boy survived.

Back from Kerala, Burdwan man admitted to Kolkata hospital amid Nipah fears

September 21, 2023 4:03 am

The man, who was transferred from National Medical College where he was initially admitted with fever, sore throat, and nausea, has no specific Nipah symptoms, it is learnt.

No new Nipah case for two days, situation under control: Kerala minister

September 18, 2023 3:45 am

Nipah, cases of which surfaced in Kozhikode district last week for the third time in the last five years, has infected six persons, and two of them died. Four patients are undergoing treatment.

Bengaluru News Highlights: Fever surveillance continues at Karnataka-Kerala border checkposts amid Nipah scare; state gears up for Ganesh festival

September 17, 2023 10:39 pm

Bengaluru News Highlights: Karnataka government issued surveillance guidelines in districts bordering Kerala.

Mobile lab to antibodies, Kerala leaving no stone unturned to contain Nipah spread

September 16, 2023 7:41 am

The need for such a mobile laboratory was felt during the 2018 Nipah outbreak in Kerala during which samples had to be continuously flown to National Institute of Virology (NIV) in Pune for confirmation.

Nipah scare: Karnataka issues guidelines, orders to set up fever surveillance checkposts on Kerala borders

September 15, 2023 10:48 am

The Karnataka health department has asked the hospitals to train staff right up to primary health centres to deal with the suspected cases of Nipah.

Kerala on high alert following Nipah outbreak

September 15, 2023 1:36 pm