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How Fruit Bats in Kerala Triggered India's 2018 Nipah Outbreak and What It Revealed About Zoonotic Spillover

The Kozhikode Cluster That Alarmed EpidemiologistsIn May 2018, seventeen people died in Kozhikode district within weeks of each other. The deaths came fast and with alarming symptoms: sudden fever, disorientation, and in several cases, acute encephalitis. The Kerala health department, working with the National Institute of Virology in Pune, confirmed…

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Covid rising in India again? 12 cases, 4 deaths reported in AP: How an unlinked spike is puzzling officials

Covid Cases in AP? Twelve COVID-19 cases and four deaths were reported in Andhra Pradesh recently. These infections appeared across four districts without a clear outbreak zone. Officials have sent five samples for variant identification to Pune's National Institute of Virology. Most deceased individuals had pre-existing serious health conditions before…

The Economic Times

Is Ebola Entering India? What You Must Know

One hospital quarantine in Bengaluru was enough to trigger fear across the country. After a woman returning from Uganda showed Ebola-like symptoms, panic spread rapidly online, with many wondering whether the deadly virus had finally reached India. Although her test later came back negative, the scare has pushed health authorities…

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India reports first suspected Ebola case as woman placed in quarantine in Bengaluru

Woman who travelled from Uganda has tested negative after reporting symptoms, but will undergo further screening before she is released

The Independent UK

Student dies of Nipah virus in Kerala: Why it is important to be very cautious

The death of a 24 year old student in Kerala's Malappuram has sparked concerns around the deadly virus Nipah. Kerala Health Minister Veena George said on Sunday that the test result of the deceased was found to be positive for Nipah virus after it was tested at the National Institute…

The Times of India

Kerala: 24-year-old man dies of Nipah in Kerala's Malappuram

Kerala Health Minister said that the test result of a 24-year-old man who died at a private hospital in Malappuram on Saturday was found positive for the Nipah virus. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Indian state on alert after 14-year-old boy dies from deadly Nipah infection

Seven people are in isolation wards in two Kerala hospitals awaiting test results

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Lyme disease reported in Kerala's Ernakulam

Lyme, a disease caused by Borrelia bacteria, has been reported from Koovapady in Ernakulam district of Kerala. Read further on Dynamite News:

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‘Kerala will soon have a Centre for Disease Control to tackle infectious disease outbreaks’

As the health apparatus in Kerala is intensifying its efforts to contain a fourth episode of the Nipah infection in the State, Health Minister Veena George vouches for the effectiveness of the system to detect and treat such infectious diseases here. In an interview to A.S. Jayanth, she says a…

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