Nipah virus in Kerala: In this Idukki village, trees bear no fruit, only bats
Friday, 15 September 2023 Residents in Karunapuram village in Udumbanchola taluk, Kozhikode, are concerned about the increasing number of fruit bats in the area. With the recent confirmation of Nipah virus cases, the residents are worried about the potential transmission of the virus. The bats have caused significant damage to coffee and cardamom plantations in the region, leading to a fear of consuming fruits from trees. Health officials and forest officials have conducted inspections and advised residents to be cautious of water sources contaminated with bat excretions. The district collector has also ordered inspections in the area.
On Wednesday, the Kerala government said in the assembly that the Nipah virus, which has killed two people out of four infected, was a strain of the Bangladesh variant. Kerala Health Minister Veena George said that the variant has a high mortality rate but was less infectious. George confirmed that...
Se presenta el cuarto brote del virus Nipah (NiV) en cinco años en la India. Su mortalidad oscila entre el 40 y el 75 %, según la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS). La enfermedad ya ha causado..
On Friday, another case of Nipah virus was officially confirmed in Kozhikode. This case involves a 39-year-old man who was under observation at a private hospital. It is noteworthy that he had sought..
Alarms are ringing in India over yet another deadly virus. The southern state of Kerala has reported four cases of the Nipah virus out of which two succumb to the infection. Now Nipah is a zoonotic..
Friday, 15 September 2023
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