Et frygtindgydende virus, Nipah, har ramt Kerala og fået myndighederne på tæerne efter en teenagers tragiske død. Læs mere her!
Nipah-virusset har igen sat Kerala i alarmberedskab efter den sørgelige nyhed om en 14-årig drengs død. Dette frygtindgydende virus overføres fra dyr som grise og frugtflagermus til mennesker og har vist sig at være dødeligt. Myndighederne i den sydlige stat Kerala tager nu forebyggende skridt for at inddæmme spredningen af virusset og beskytte befolkningen. Med ingen kendt kur eller vaccine for Nipah er situationen ekstra kritisk, hvilket har fået sundhedsmyndighederne på tæerne.
En chokerende detalje i historien er, at Nipah-viruset kan forårsage en dødbringende hjerne hævelse, som skaber panik i Kerala. Sundhedsministeren i Kerala har bekræftet, at der er 330 personer på kontaktlisten og 101 i højrisiko-kategorien, hvilket gør situationen endnu mere skræmmende. Med symptomer som akut encephalitis syndrom og neurologiske problemer er det klart, at Nipah-virussets trussel ikke bør undervurderes.
Det vides, at den afdøde teenager spiste lokale frugter, herunder en 'hog plum' frugt, før han blev smittet med Nipah-virusset. Dette sender chokbølger gennem Kerala og sætter fokus på betydningen af at være opmærksom på fødevarekilder. Mens sundhedsmyndighederne venter på testresultaterne for yderligere 13 kontakter til den afdøde dreng, fortsætter jagten på kilden til infektionen, der har fået Kerala til at holde vejret.
The Nipah virus infection is a "zoonotic illness" transmitted from animals like pigs and fruit bats to humans, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
Authorities in southern India's Kerala state are taking preventive steps after the death of a 14-year-old boy from the Nipah virus.
Kochi, India — Authorities in southern India's Kerala state are taking preventive steps after the death of a 14-year-old boy from the Nipah virus and the ...
Kerala Health Minister: The Centre has advised immediate public health measures to be taken by the state government, such as active case search in the ...
Nipah virus has no cure or vaccine and can cause a lethal, brain-swelling fever.
Nipah Virus: A14-year-old boy from Kerala's Malappuram, who was under treatment for Nipah infection, died on Sunday, state Health Minister Veena George said ...
Authorities in Kerala are taking preventive measures after a 14-year-old boy died from the Nipah virus infection and 60 individuals were found to be in the ...
The patient displayed signs of Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) such as sudden onset of fever, as well as clinical signs of neurological dysfunction.
A day after a 14-year-old boy in Malappuram succumbed to the Nipah virus, Kerala health department Monday confirmed that he had consumed hog plum fruit from ...
Nipah Virus: Kerala health authorities await Nipah test results for 13 contacts of deceased boy, source of infection under investigation.
Health authorities in India's Kerala state have issued an urgent alert after a 14-year-old boy from the town of Pandikkad succumbed to the Nipah virus.
The highly fatal disease – which inspired the Hollywood film Contagion – is classified as a priority pathogen by the WHO.
Kerala has expanded its contact list for Nipah virus risk to 350 individuals, with 101 classified as high-risk. Health Minister Veena George announced that ...
Health officials in India are racing to contain an outbreak of Nipah virus after a teenage boy died from an infection over the weekend, the latest in a ...
Health authorities in India's Kerala state have issued an alert after a 14-year-old boy died of the Nipah virus. According to the state's health minister, ...
India's health ministry yesterday reported a fatal Nipah virus case involving a 14-year-old boy from Kerala state, which has been the country's hot spot for ...