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Kerala on health alert as Kozhikode man tests positive in preliminary screening

Kerala on health alert as Kozhikode man tests positive in preliminary screening

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Kerala is on high alert after the preliminary test of a 43-year-old man for Nipah virus infection at the Government Medical College here returned positive, officials said on Thursday. Officials said samples have been sent to the National Institute of Virology (NIV) in Pune for confirmation, and the results are expected shortly. The Health Department has initiated measures to trace and isolate those who came into contact with the patient, a businessman from Feroke. According to health officials, the man, who was initially admitted to a private hospital, was shifted to the Government Medical College on Wednesday and is on ventilator support. Nipah virus is spread by fruit bats, and Kerala has reported multiple outbreaks since 2018. Health Minister K Muraleedharan told reporters late on Wednesday night that directions had been issued to health officials in Kozhikode to remain vigilant. “The NIV result is awaited for final confirmation. Based on the symptoms and preliminary test, it points to Nipah,” he said. Muraleedharan said the patient had come into contact with a large number of people. …

Govt says Ebola situation under close watch; no confirmed cases reported in India

Govt says Ebola situation under close watch; no confirmed cases reported in India

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Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Tuesday said there is no confirmed case of Ebola Virus Disease in India, while authorities continue to closely monitor the global outbreak situation. A person with recent travel history from Uganda, isolated in Bengaluru after reporting mild symptoms, tested negative for Ebola Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

Govt asks states to identify facilities, trained human resources to handle mpox cases

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The Centre on Thursday asked all states to identify facilities and trained human resources for taking care of both suspected and confirmed mpox cases after India reported its first case of the strain that had last month prompted WHO to declare a public health emergency. In a letter to states and Union territories, Union Health Secretary Apurva Chandra said samples from skin lesions of any patient with suspected mpox symptoms should be immediately sent to designated labs. Samples testing positive will be sent to the Indian Council of Medical Research-National Institute of Virology (ICMR-NIV) for genome sequencing to determine the clade. Chandra said the World Health Organization (WHO) on August 14 announced that the current outbreak of mpox (previously known as Monkeypox) disease was a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). This is the second time such mpox disease-associated PHEIC has been declared by WHO under the International Health Regulations, 2005, to which India is a signatory. The previous outbreak in 2022 was caused by the Clade 2 strain of the virus, the letter …