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Nipah alert in Bengal: 2 nurses critical, here’s how hospitals are gearing up to tackle cases

January 13, 2026 4:39 pm

The West Bengal government has sounded an alert across all state healthcare facilities, even as officials are tracing everyone the infected nurses came in contact with.

Knowledge Nugget | Two cases of Nipah detected in West Bengal : What you must know for your UPSC Exam

Knowledge Nugget | Two cases of Nipah virus detected in West Bengal. What must you know for your UPSC Exam?

January 13, 2026 5:59 pm

UPSC Current Affairs: Nipah virus cases reported in West Bengal have put the spotlight back on this deadly zoonotic disease. How does it spread from animals to humans? What are its symptoms and diagnosis methods, and is there any specific cure for it? Here’s all you need to know for the UPSC exam.

The proportion of deaths among those who test positive for Nipah in West Bengal was 100% in 2007. (File Photo)

Two cases of Nipah detected in West Bengal

January 13, 2026 9:44 am

A National Joint Outbreak Response team will support the state in preventing the spread of the infection.

Kerala alert after Nipah virus cases: Here’s why it happens every monsoon, know about signs and symptoms

July 06, 2025 1:22 pm

Doctor explains dos and don’ts if you are living in an affected area

Kerala has had five Nipah outbreaks since 2018.

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.

42-year-old woman tests positive for Nipah virus in Kerala, Health Minister heads to Malappuram

May 09, 2025 1:38 am

The woman was admitted to a private hospital on May 2 with symptoms of encephalitis. Her samples were dispatched to NIV-Pune, which on Thursday confirmed the Nipah infection, health department officials in Malappuram said.

There have been a handful of outbreaks of Nipah virus infection in the country, with the latest being in 2023 in Kerala. (Express archive)

Pune-based Gennova Biopharmaceuticals secures US$ 13.38 million funding to develop Nipah virus vaccine

April 01, 2025 2:25 pm

Dr Sanjay Singh, CEO of Gennova Biopharmaceuticals, said the firm will do preclinical and phase 1 vaccine tests in India, where multiple Nipah outbreaks have been reported over the past 20 years.

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Kerala Nipah death: What you need to know to prevent it?

September 16, 2024 1:45 pm

The monoclonal antibody has to be administered in the early stages of the disease, before encephalitis sets in

Kerala's second Nipah death of the year confirmed — a 24-year-old from Malappuram

September 16, 2024 5:40 am

In July, a 14-year-old boy from Malappuram district had died after he tested positive for the deadly virus. Strict containment measures were then imposed in the district, and no other infections were reported until now.