Nipah virus

Kozhikode: Doctors and patients wear safety masks as a precautionary measure after the 'Nipah' virus outbreak, at a Medical college, in Kozhikode, on Wednesday. Credit: PTI

Scientists Claim Drug Designed to Beat Ebola Also Fights Off Nipah

The Wire Staff 02/06/2019

Remdesivir, which is also being tested against the Ebola...

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The Wire’s Top 10 Science Stories of 2018

The Wire Staff 30/12/2018

The following 10 articles were SciWi's most read in...

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One Year On, the PM’s Research Fellowship Is off to a Sputtering Start

Kshiti Mishra and Krishna Anujan 08/07/2018

In its first year, the PMRF honoured only 135...

A total of 244 samples have been tested in Kerala for the Nipah virus so far, of which 18 were positive and 226 negative, the government said.Credit: Reuters

Nipah High Alert Lifted in Kerala, Schools to Open on June 12

The health minister said though restrictions on public gatherings...

Kozhikode: Animal Husbandry department and forest officials collect bats from a well of a house after the outbreak of 'Nipah' virus, near Perambra in Kozhikode on Monday. The Nipah virus has so far claimed three lives in Kerala while one person is undergoing treatment and 8 others are under observation in Kozhikode district. Credit: PTI

How Kerala Passed the Tough Nipah Test

K.P Aravindan 07/06/2018

The way the potentially deadly virus hit Kerala without...

A total of 244 samples have been tested in Kerala for the Nipah virus so far, of which 18 were positive and 226 negative, the government said.Credit: Reuters

Nipah Virus Scare Forces Kerala Church to Change Centuries-Old Ritual

Rejimon K. 05/06/2018

A diocese in northern Kerala has urged churches to...

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Govt Wants Pharma Firms to Hand Over 1% Profits for Emergency ‘Medicine Bank’

The Wire Staff 05/06/2018

The drugs would be earmarked for health emergencies and...