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PMC rules out cases of West Nile Virus in city

October 04, 2024 10:04 pm

In an official statement, the the civic body’s health department said that the suspected samples which it had sent to the Indian Council of Medical Research- National Institute of Virology (ICMR-NIV) have tested negative for West Nile Virus.

Seville residents protest over deadly West Nile virus outbreak

September 02, 2024 11:33 pm

The fight against the Nile Virus platform is leading the event, urging authorities to intensify their efforts to contain the virus.

The West Nile Virus has been isolated in India from Culex vishnui mosquitoes in Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu, and from Culex quinquefasciatus mosquitoes (pictured) in Maharashtra.

West Nile fever cases detected in Kerala: What is the disease, how can it be prevented?

May 10, 2024 12:09 pm

One person died of the West Nile fever on Monday and six other cases have been reported in recent days. Here’s what you need to know about the disease, how it spreads, its symptoms, treatment and prevention.

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Kerala govt issues alert after rise in West Nile fever cases: Know the causes and symptoms of the disease

May 09, 2024 10:29 am

Let's understand what causes West Nile fever and the symptoms

3 Kerala districts on alert after detection of West Nile fever; Thrissur native dies

May 07, 2024 10:56 pm

According to the Kerala health department, West Nile virus – mainly transmitted through mosquito bites – can cause a fatal neurological disease in humans but nearly 80% of those infected do not show any symptoms.

West Nile fever: How is it different from malaria?

June 02, 2022 12:23 pm

Many a time, a person doesn't even realise that he/she has been infected with the West Nile virus

Explained: What is the West Nile Virus, how does it spread?

May 31, 2022 6:08 am

The West Nile Virus is a mosquito-borne, single-stranded RNA virus. According to the WHO, it is “a member of the flavivirus genus and belongs to the Japanese Encephalitis antigenic complex of the family Flaviviridae”.

Man succumbs to West Nile fever in Kerala’s Thrissur, health dept on alert

May 29, 2022 3:15 pm

Panancheri panchayat president P Raveendran said two bystanders of the victim have developed symptoms of the disease and their blood samples have been sent for investigation.

Kerala: After 6-year-old dieds of West Nile fever, Malappuram on alert

March 20, 2019 4:24 am

This is the third time that West Nile virus is detected in Kerala. The virus was first reported in the state in Alappuzha in 2006 and then in Ernakulam in 2011.

Explained: West Nile Virus; an unfamiliar disease, newly in focus in India

March 20, 2019 8:55 am

The bite of an infected mosquito is the commonest mode of human infection. West Nile Virus can also spread through blood transfusion, from an infected mother to her child, or through exposure to the virus in laboratories.