Nipah Virus
- World
First human trial for deadly Nipah virus vaccine begins in UK
London: Scientists at the University of Oxford in the UK have launched the first-in-human clinical trial to test a vaccine to protect people against deadly Nipah virus. Fifty-one people aged 18 to…
- India
4 Nipah infected patients in Kerala have recovered, says Health Minister
Thiruvananthapuram: Four people, including a nine-year-old boy, who were under treatment for Nipah in Kozhikode, have recovered, said state Health Minister Veena George on Friday. Sharing the “good news”, the minister said…
- India
No new positive case of Nipah; 61 negative results: Kerala govt
Kozhikode: No new Nipah positive cases were reported in the state since September 16 with 61 more samples of persons who were in the high risk contact list turning up negative for…
- India
Nipah virus: India to procure 20 doses of antibody from Australia
New Delhi: India has reached out to Australia for procuring 20 more doses of monoclonal antibody for the treatment of Nipah virus infection amid cases being reported from Kerala, ICMR DG Rajeev…
- India
Nipah virus: Case against man for posting fake news on social media
Kozhikode: Kerala police has registered a case against a 40-year-old man for allegedly posting fake news through social media on the deadly Nipah virus infections in the state. Police registered a case…
- Kerala
As Nipah strikes Kerala, RGCB rolls out a mobile virology laboratory
Thiruvananthapuram: The Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology (RGCB) in Kerala on Thursday rolled out a fully-equipped mobile virology testing laboratory, strengthening the efforts to contain the Nipah virus infection reported from parts…