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Nipah virus

Global heating will make you ill — just not how you think it will

September 23, 2021 By Lalita Panicker Leave a Comment

Coming as it does at a time when COVID-19 resolutely refuses to pack up and go away, the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow this November will likely discuss not only international climate action but the impact of climate on health issues as well.  As the Lancet Countdown 2020 Report explained, no continent, country, or community is immune from […]

Filed Under: Featured, Featured Story, Infectious diseases, News, Opinion Tagged With: COP26, Kerala, Nipah, Nipah virus, Pfizer

“Serious epidemic potential” of Nipah virus

December 11, 2019 By Nicholas Parry Leave a Comment

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The Nipah virus, though rare and currently isolated, has the potential to be one of the world’s next major epidemics according to health experts. “Twenty years have passed since its discovery, but the world is still not adequately equipped to tackle the global health threat posed by Nipah virus,” said Richard Hatchett, chief executive of […]

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If there’s a major disease outbreak, is India prepared?

October 26, 2019 By Kerean Watts Leave a Comment

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Earlier this year, a list was unveiled of ten diseases which could result in a future epidemic in India. Now, an index has been unveiled of countries ranked according to their preparedness in the face of a future infectious disease outbreak of epidemic or pandemic proprtions.  The Global Health Security Index – prepared by the […]

Filed Under: Featured Stories, Infectious diseases, National, News Tagged With: infectious diseases, Nipah virus, Zika virus

Asia and WHO collaborate on emerging diseases

September 3, 2019 By Nicholas Parry Leave a Comment

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A large-scale collaboration has been announced between a number of Southeast Asian nations and the World Health Organization (WHO) in order to address the issue of emerging diseases. India, along with Bangladesh, Bhutan, Indonesia, the Maldives, Myanmar, Nepala, North Korea, Sri Lanka, and Thailand, have come together under the World Health Organization – South East […]

Filed Under: Featured, Featured Stories, Infectious diseases, International, News Tagged With: Nipah, Nipah virus, southeast Asia, WHO, World Health Organization, Zika virus

Nipah virus: Kerala declares Victory

July 25, 2019 By Kerean Watts Leave a Comment

Kerala has declared victory against the Nipah virus once again , with the state’s sole patient being discharged from hospital. A potential resurgence of the Nipah virus was announced earlier this year with the news that a 23-year-old man in the Ernakulam district had tested positive for the disease. The Nipah virus made headlines in […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: infectious diseases, Kerala, Nipah virus

Disease profile: Nipah virus

June 12, 2019 By Nicholas Parry Leave a Comment

The Nipah virus — though occurring sporadically and relatively rarely — remains a deadly prospect whenever there is an outbreak due to its mortality rate of seventy percent. This places the disease alongside many of the world’s most lethal infectious conditions. Consequently, any outbreak of the disease must be handled with the utmost attention and […]

Filed Under: Featured, Government policy, Infectious diseases, News Tagged With: disease profiles, Kerala, Nipah, Nipah virus

Nipah virus outbreak: Six test negative, containment efforts ongoing

June 6, 2019 By Kerean Watts Leave a Comment

Six people suspected of infection with the Nipah virus have been given the all-clear as containment efforts continue. Authorities confirmed a second outbreak of the disease in the state of Kerala after a 23-year-old college student tested positive for the virus during an initial examination. The aftermath saw a swift response by state health authorities, […]

Filed Under: Featured, Government policy, Infectious diseases, National, News, Social issues Tagged With: government policy, Harsh Vardhan, Kerala, Nipah virus

Nipah and Ebola, a potential multi-purpose drug

June 6, 2019 By Nicholas Parry Leave a Comment

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A 23-year-old man in the Ernakulam district of Kerala tested positive in initial examinations for the Nipah virus. Are new tools needed in the fight against the disease? It was thought, due to the state government’s effective response to an outbreak of the disease last year, that the virus was a problem of the past. […]

Filed Under: Featured, Government policy, Infectious diseases, International, Medicine and Research, News Tagged With: Nipah, Nipah virus

A resurgence of the Nipah virus?

June 3, 2019 By Nicholas Parry Leave a Comment

India quelled an outbreak of the Nipah virus last year with globally praised efficiency. However, recent news indicates the virus could be back in India. A resurgence of Nipah is a worrisome prospect due to the threat it poses to life. The condition has a seventy percent mortality rate, consequently ranking among some of the […]

Filed Under: Featured, Government policy, Infectious diseases, News Tagged With: Kerala, Nipah, Nipah virus

Detection, testing, awareness: A year after Nipah, Kerala prepared to handle outbreaks

May 10, 2019 By The News Minute Leave a Comment

This article was originally published by The News Minute and is reprinted here with permission. By Dr Nimeshika Jayachandran It started with the death of three members of a family in Kozhikode, who had exhibited similar symptoms: fever, headache and respiratory issues. Soon, the state was plagued by an outbreak of the rare Nipah virus, […]

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