Saudi Arabia bans fruit and vegetables from India's Kerala state
GENEVA (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia has bannned imports of frozen and processed fruit and vegetables from India's Kerala state, citing the risk from an outbreak of Nipah virus, Saudi Arabia said in a filing published by World Trade Organization on Thursday. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - June 7, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Global Health: Nipah Virus, Rare and Dangerous, Spreads in India
The infection, an emerging threat, has killed virtually all of its victims so far in India. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - June 5, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: EMILY BAUMGAERTNER Tags: Nipah Virus Epidemics World Health Organization Kerala (India) Bangladesh Source Type: news
Nipah death toll rises to 16, but end of outbreak might be near
The death toll from the outbreak of Nipah virus has risen to 16 in the southern Indian state of Kerala. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - June 5, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Morning Break: Nipah'Not Alarming'; DEA's Opioid Perspective; Blind Car Racing
(MedPage Today) -- Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by the MedPage Today staff (Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry)
Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry - June 4, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Global Health: Nipah Virus, Dangerous and Little Known, Spreads in India
The infection, an emerging threat, has killed virtually all of its victims so far in India. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - June 4, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: EMILY BAUMGAERTNER Tags: Nipah Virus Epidemics World Health Organization Kerala (India) Bangladesh Source Type: news
WATCH: What is the deadly Nipah virus?
The virus can spread to humans who come into direct contact with infected bats, pigs or other infected people, the World Health Organization says. (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - June 1, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
What is the deadly Nipah virus?
The state of Kerala in India has quarantined about 1,400 people in their homes in an effort to stem the spread of the deadly Nipah virus. (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - June 1, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
Experts Remain Cautious on Nipah Virus Outbreak
(MedPage Today) -- Chief concerns: high mortality, potential person-to-person transmission (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - May 31, 2018 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Nipah virus death toll rises to 15, two new cases found in India's Kerala
KOCHI/MUMBAI (Reuters) - Two new cases of the deadly brain-damaging Nipah virus have been confirmed in the southern Indian state of Kerala, where another two people were killed by the virus, a health official said on Thursday. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - May 31, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Nipah virus - India
On 19 May 2018, three deaths due to Nipah virus infection were reported in Kozhikode District, Kerala State, India. The three deaths occurred in a family cluster and a fourth death was subsequently reported in a health care worker who was involved in treatment of the family in the local hospital. Laboratory testing of throat swabs, urine and blood samples collected from four suspected patients has been conducted by the National Institute of Virology in Pune; three of the four reported deaths were confirmed positive for Nipah virus (NiV) by real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and IgM Elisa for NiV. (Source: WHO Disease Outbreaks)
Source: WHO Disease Outbreaks - May 31, 2018 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: news Source Type: news
India Steps Up Hunt for Origin of Brain-Damaging Nipah Virus India Steps Up Hunt for Origin of Brain-Damaging Nipah Virus
India began a fresh round of tests to trace the origin of a rare brain-damaging virus that has killed 13 people, a health official said on Monday, as initial tests on animals suspected of carrying the Nipah virus showed no sign of the disease.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - May 29, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news
UAE bans fruits from Indian state after Nipah virus outbreak
DUBAI/MUMBAI (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has banned imports of fresh vegetables and fruits from the southern Indian state of Kerala where 13 people have died due to an outbreak of the rare brain-damaging Nipah virus, the Gulf state said on Tuesday. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - May 29, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Morning Break: Nipah Outbreak Raging; Quack MP3s; NICU Webcams
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Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry - May 29, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Nipah Virus Outbreak: Death Toll Rises In India As Brain-Damaging Disease Spreads
As the rare virus claims more lives in the Indian state of Kerala, concerns have been raised about the potential of Nipah to become a global health emergency. (Source: Science - The Huffington Post)
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - May 29, 2018 Category: Science Source Type: news
