Kerala state's health officials have issued an alarm following the death of a 14-year-old boy from the Nipah virus. He is from the town of Pandikkad, and everyone who came into contact with him ...

A health worker walks past Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) Nipah virus mobile testing facility at a government ...

Recent reports of Nipah virus (NIV) infections in Kerala state in India have attracted global attention. Since it was first reported in August (2023), there have been six cases, two of whom have ...

The death of a 24 year old student in Kerala's Malappuram has sparked concerns around the deadly virus Nipah. Kerala Health ...

Nipah virus in Kerala: Health Minister confirms the first case of the infection in a 14-year-old boy from Malappuram district. Read on to know more about the virus and its symptoms. There is no ...

Kerala state is said to be one of the most at-risk places globally for the Nipah virus Health authorities in India's Kerala state have issued an alert after a 14-year-old boy died of the Nipah virus.

Kerala battles with the sudden outbreak of Nipah virus while combating COVID-19 in the state. The incubation period of this virus is two weeks and the fatality rate is 40-80%, as per WHO.

A Rhodium TM software image shows a Nipah virus protein (green) with a molecule (magenta) inhibiting a binding domain that the virus normally uses to infect human cells. Disclaimer: AAAS and ...

"Many viruses that we don't know about circulate in animals that live in close proximity to humans," researcher Emily DeRuyter said.

There is no specific antiviral treatment for Nipah virus infection. Therefore, supportive care and taking care of the symptoms is essential. Amid the massive outbreak of deadly Nipah virus in ...

The Nipah virus outbreak this year was in Kozhikode district, which neighbours Wayanad, and six persons were infected, of whom two had died. The latest outbreak in Kerala's Kozhikode district ...

The state health department had already issued a high alert in Kozhikode district earlier this week after they suspected that the two deaths were caused by the Nipah virus. Now an alert has also ...