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Palakkad, July 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) Kerala Health Minister Veena George on Monday said that the condition of the Nipah-positive patient undergoing treatment at Kozhikode Medical College and Hospital remains critical. Speaking to reporters after a high-level review meeting held here, the Minister said, "The patient continues to be in a serious condition. The second dose of monoclonal antibody treatment is currently being administered, and we hope it will help control the infection." George said a ...Read More >
Palakkad: Health Minister Veena George here on Monday announced that the health department has identified 173 people in the contact list of the Nipah patient from Palakkad. Addressing the media, the minister noted that the two doses of monoclonal antibody are being administered to the patient who is currently undergoing treatment at Kozhikode Medical College Hospital. The 38-year-old woman from Palakkad's Thachanattukkara was tested positive for the virus on July 4. It is learnt that she still ...Read More >
KOZHIKODE: A woman from Palakkad who recently tested positive for Nipah virus, remains in critical condition at the Kozhikode Government Medical College Hospital. She is currently receiving critical care in the hospital's specialised Nipah isolation unit. The patient was initially admitted to a private medical facility in Perinthalmanna. However, late on Saturday night, due to a significant deterioration in her health, she was transferred to the Kozhikode Medical College. Her symptoms, consiste ...Read More >
MALAPPURAM: Kerala Health Minister Veena George on Sunday said that there are 383 people in the contact lists of the two persons infected with the Nipah virus in the state. Of those on the contact list, 12 people are under treatment in Malappuram district with five in the ICU and four are being treated in isolation in Palakkad district, the minister said in a statement after chairing a high-level meeting. The recent death of an 18-year-old girl in Malappuram district was confirmed as Nipah inf ...Read More >
Malappuram/Palakkad (Kerala), Jul 6 (PTI) Kerala Health Minister Veena George on Sunday said that there are 383 people in the contact lists of the two persons infected with the Nipah virus in the state. Of those on the contact list, 12 people are under treatment in Malappuram district with five in the ICU and four are being treated in isolation in Palakkad district, the minister said in a statement after chairing a high-level meeting. The recent death of an 18-year-old girl in Malappuram distr ...Read More >
Nipah Virus: Kerala Health Minister Veena George held a high-level meeting in Thiruvananthapuram to review the situation. After recent death of an 18-year-old girl in Malappuram district of Kerala was confirmed as Nipah infection, the Union Health Ministry is considering sending a National Joint Outbreak Response Team (NJORT) to assist the state government in implementing public health measures, reported news agency PTI citing sources. The patient, hailing from Chettiyarangadi in Malappuram, s ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram: A total of 383 people are currently on the Nipah virus contact list in Kerala, Health Minister Veena George said in a high-level review meeting on Sunday. Among them, 241 are contacts of the confirmed Nipah case in Malappuram district, while 142 are linked to the patient identified in Palakkad district. Additionally, 94 contacts are under observation in Kozhikode and two in Ernakulam. Twelve people are undergoing treatment in Malappuram, including five in intensive care. In ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram, July 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) Kerala Health Minister Veena George has confirmed that 425 individuals have been placed on the Nipah virus contact list across the state. The highest number of contacts, 228, is in Malappuram district, followed by 110 in Palakkad and 87 in Kozhikode. Among those on the contact list, one person has tested negative for the virus so far. Health authorities are closely monitoring the situation and have initiated widespread surveillance and containment mea ...Read More >
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: In the wake of the Nipah resurgence, the health department has strengthened surveillance in the state. A total of 425 people are on the contact list of persons confirmed with Nipah virus in the state. On Saturday, Health Minister Veena George convened a high-level meeting to take stock of the situation. Meanwhile, the condition of the 39-year-old Nipah patient from Palakkad continues to be critical. Currently, there are 228 contact cases in Malappuram, 110 in Palakkad and 87 ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], July 5 (ANI): The Central Surveillance Unit of Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme (IDSP), National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) is in close contact with the State unit Kerala and is actively monitoring the situation after two cases of Nipah Virus Disease were detected by Kerala IDSP. According to official sources, the deployment of a National Joint Outbreak Response Team (NJORT) is being considered. 'The Central Surveillance Unit of IDSP, NCDC, ...Read More >
New Delhi/Thiruvananthapuram, Jul 5 (PTI) The recent death of an 18-year-old girl in Kerala's Malappuram district was confirmed as Nipah infection, health department sources here said on Saturday. The patient, hailing from Chettiyarangadi in Malappuram, had succumbed after receiving treatment at a private hospital in Kozhikode district. Initial tests indicated Nipah and the infection was subsequently confirmed by the National Institute of Virology (NIV) in Pune after sample examination, the so ...Read More >
Malappuram: Health Minister Veena George has confirmed that 425 individuals are currently on the Nipah virus contact list in Kerala. Of these, 228 are in Malappuram, 110 in Palakkad, and 87 in Kozhikode. In Malappuram, 12 individuals are under treatment, including five in intensive care. One person from the contact list has tested negative for the virus. Following the confirmation of Nipah cases in the district, health officials conducted surveillance in 20 wards across the panchayats of Makkar ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 5 (PTI) The Union Health Ministry is considering deploying the National Joint Outbreak Response Team (NJORT) to Kerala to assist the government in implementing public health measures, following the detection of two Nipah virus cases, sources said on Saturday. The Central Surveillance Unit of the Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme (IDSP), NCDC, is in close contact with the state unit and is actively monitoring the situation, they added. Also Read | Uttar Pradesh: 6 Policem ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 5 (PTI) The Union Health Ministry is considering deploying the National Joint Outbreak Response Team (NJORT) to Kerala to assist the government in implementing public health measures, following the detection of two Nipah virus cases, sources said on Saturday. The Central Surveillance Unit of the Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme (IDSP), NCDC, is in close contact with the state unit and is actively monitoring the situation, they added. The State Control Room has been acti ...Read More >
Palakkad: A fresh case of Nipah virus was confirmed in Kerala on Friday, triggering heightened concern and swift action in three districts of the state. A 38-year-old woman from Thachanattukara in Palakkad district has tested positive, an official release said. This prompted the district administration to urge the public and health workers to remain extremely vigilant. The infected patient is currently being treated at a private hospital in Malappuram district, official sources said, without el ...Read More >
Palakkad: A 10-year-old boy, a close relative of the woman who tested positive for Nipah virus in Palakkad, Kerala, has been admitted to Manjeri Medical College Hospital after developing a high fever on Friday night, officials said. The boy's mother and a four-month-old infant have also been hospitalised as a precautionary measure. All three individuals are listed as primary contacts of the confirmed Nipah case. The National Institute of Virology in Pune on Friday officially confirmed Nipah in ...Read More >
PALAKKAD/ KOZHIKODE : Triggering fresh concerns, the deadly Nipah virus has resurfaced in Kerala, claiming the life of an 18-year-old girl from Malappuram. Another person, a 39-year-old woman from Palakkad, is in a critical condition after having contracted the virus. The samples of the two tested positive at the National Institute of Virology (NIV), Pune, on Friday. The teenager had died at a private hospital in Kozhikode on July 1, while the woman is under treatment at a private hospital in ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Kerala has reported two confirmed cases of Nipah virus - one from the Malappuram district and the other from the Palakkad district. The first case is that of a 38-year-old woman, who tested positive for the virus at the Pune Virology Lab. Over 100 people on the patient's contact list are under the high-risk category. The woman is currently undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Perinthalmanna. She sought treatment at three different locations, including a clinic near her ho ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram, July 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) Kerala has sounded an alert in three districts after test results of an 18-year-old, who died in Malappuram district on July 1, confirmed that she was Nipah positive, while there are two more cases. Health alerts have been issued in the districts of Kozhikode, Malappuram, and Palakkad. At present, two patients have tested positive for Nipah from the tests conducted in Kerala and for final confirmation, the two samples have been sent to the National I ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], July 4 (ANI): Health authorities in Kerala have issued an alert in three districts -- Kozhikode, Malappuram and Palakkad after two suspected cases of the Nipah virus were detected. Kerala Health Minister Veena George said that the suspected cases of Nipah virus are from Palakkad and Malappuram districts. 'An alert has been issued in three districts of Kerala, namely Kozhikode, Malappuram and Palakkad, in connection with two new Nipah virus cases,' she said. ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], July 4 (ANI): Health authorities in Kerala have issued an alert in three districts -- Kozhikode, Malappuram and Palakkad after two suspected cases of the Nipah virus were detected. Kerala Health Minister Veena George said that the suspected cases of Nipah virus are from Palakkad and Malappuram districts. Also Read | India-US Trade Pact Likely Before July 9; Certain Issues Still Pending in Agriculture, Auto Sectors, Says Official. "An alert has been issued ...Read More >
Kochi: A 38-year-old woman in Kerala's Palakkad district has tested positive for the Nipah virus, while a suspected case from Malappuram district is currently awaiting test results, health officials said on Friday. The woman, who is a resident of Nattukkal, is currently undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Perinthalmanna in Malappuram district. Her samples were sent to the National Institute of Virology (NIV) in Pune for Nipah virus testing. "The district collector informed me that th ...Read More >
Kozhikode: An 18-year-old girl who died at a private hospital in Kozhikode has been confirmed to have succumbed to the Nipah virus. The deceased, a native of Mankada in Kerala's Malappuram, was transferred from a private hospital in Kottakkal to Kozhikode on June 28, however, she was declared brain dead on July 1. Test results from the Virology Lab at Kozhikode Medical College revealed that the teen was infected with the virus. The hospital authorities have said that her samples were also sent ...Read More >
The Kerala Health department on Friday (July 4, 2025) issued an alert in three districts - Kozhikode, Malappuram and Palakkad - after two cases of the Nipah virus have been reported from Palakkad and Malappuram districts. Preliminary tests done at the Kozhikode Medical College Hospital and Malappuram have turned out to be positive for Nipah. Nipah virus in Kerala | The return of the dread An official statement from the Health department said directions have been issued to districts to immedia ...Read More >
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