Nipah virus

bat that was caught by the expert group

Nipah Virus: Situation Not Alarming Anymore, Says Kerala Government

So far there have been 18 positive cases of...

Medics wearing protective gear examine a patient at a hospital in Kozhikode in the southern state of Kerala, India May 21, 2018. Picture taken May 21, 2018. Credit: Reuters/Stringer

Woman Under Nipah Observation Dies

The death toll from Nipah has risen to 16...

Fruit-bat

Rather Than Blaming Bats for Nipah Infection, We Should Improve Public Health

Haritha John and S. Gopikrishna Warrier 01/06/2018

As the southwest monsoon crosses the Kerala coast and...

A Greater Indian fruit bat in flight. Credit: Trikansh sharma/Wikimedia Commons, CC0

The Absence of Evidence for Nipah in Fruit Bats Is Not Evidence of Absence

Nithyanand Rao 30/05/2018

This is because it is difficult to find a...

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

Samples of Fruit-Eating Bats to Be Tested for Nipah Virus

The WHO has named Nipah as one of the...

Family members of the patients admitted at the Kozhikode Medical College wear safety masks as a precautionary measure after the Nipah virus outbreak, in Kozhikode, on Monday. Credit: PTI

Nipah Virus: Health Ministry Issues Advisory; MoS Calls It ‘Localised’ Issue

Ashwini Kumar Choubey asked people not to panic, asserting...

Hospital staff wears safety masks as a precautionary measure at the Kozhikode Medical College after the 'Nipah' virus outbreak, in Kozhikode, on Tuesday. Credit: PTI

One More Dead Due to Nipah Virus in Kerala. Should We Be Worried?

The Wire Staff 24/05/2018

About 160 samples have been sent for testing at...