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Nipah outbreak: Special team to conduct bat survey starting from Nadia district
January 16, 2026 7:43 pm
Around 100 people in West Bengal are in home quarantine after two nurses tested positive for Nipah virus earlier this week
Nipah virus: Advanced 'mobile laboratory' from Pune NIV sent to West Bengal as virus hits health care workers
January 16, 2026 1:59 pm
The van is a BSL-3 facility that was used during the Covid-19 pandemic and is stationed at Beleghata ID Hospital in Kolkata.
Nipah in Bengal: From 21-day quarantine to RT-PCR test, state issues guidelines to combat virus
January 16, 2026 2:15 pm
Anyone who has come into contact with a Nipah patient will be kept under 21‑day observation, as per the health department’s guidelines.
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 virus detected in West Bengal. What must you know for your UPSC Exam?
January 14, 2026 11:26 am
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.
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 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.
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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