Two health workers show symptoms of Nipah virus infection: Kerala health minister

India battling to keep Nipah virus under control as bug spreads after death of 12-year

INDIAN authorities are scrambling to keep the Nipah virus under control after the disease killed a 12-year-old boy.Officials in India’s southern Kerala state are racing to contain the deadly virus after new infections were confirmed over the weekend.ReutersIndian authorities are scrambling to contain the deadly virus which has already killed a 12-year-old boy[/caption] Scientists warn the contagious bug could one day trigger a pandemic dubbed ‘T…

India scrambling to contain lethal Nipah virus after child’s death - National

The state of Kerala is on high alert for the bat-borne virus, which has a mortality rate of up to 75 per cent.

Nipah virus: Ramping up efforts to stop potential outbreak

NEW DELHI (AP) — The southern Indian state of Kerala is ramping up efforts to stop a potential outbreak of the deadly Nipah virus, even as the state continues to battle the highest number of coronavirus cases in the country. Park ride where 6-year-old died was designed without shoulder restraints Kerala is on alert after a 12-year-old boy died of the rare virus on Sunday, spurring officials to start contact-tracing and isolating hundreds of…

Nipah virus: No cause for anxiety in Kodagu and Mysuru, say officials

Even though the authorities in Kodagu and Mysuru stepped up surveillance and went into an alert over cases of Nipah virus in neighbouring Kerala, the health officials in the two districts have said no

Nipah virus kills boy, 12, in Indian state already on high alert for COVID

The virus has an estimated fatality rate of between 40% and 75%, according to the WHO, making it far more deadly than the coronavirus.

Nipah virus kills boy, 12, in Indian state already on high alert for COVID

The virus has an estimated fatality rate of between 40% and 75%, according to the WHO, making it far more deadly than the coronavirus.