Nipah virus

Kerala alert after Nipah virus cases: Here’s why it happens every monsoon, know about signs and symptoms

July 06, 2025 1:22 pm

Doctor explains dos and don’ts if you are living in an affected area

Kerala has had five Nipah outbreaks since 2018.

Kerala sounds alert after Nipah virus cases detected in Palakkad and Malappuram districts

July 05, 2025 1:25 am

Health Minister Veena George said the alert has been sounded in Kozhikode, Malappuram and Palakkad in connection with cases reported from Palakkad and Malappuram districts.

42-year-old woman tests positive for Nipah virus in Kerala, Health Minister heads to Malappuram

May 09, 2025 1:38 am

The woman was admitted to a private hospital on May 2 with symptoms of encephalitis. Her samples were dispatched to NIV-Pune, which on Thursday confirmed the Nipah infection, health department officials in Malappuram said.

There have been a handful of outbreaks of Nipah virus infection in the country, with the latest being in 2023 in Kerala. (Express archive)

Pune-based Gennova Biopharmaceuticals secures US$ 13.38 million funding to develop Nipah virus vaccine

April 01, 2025 2:25 pm

Dr Sanjay Singh, CEO of Gennova Biopharmaceuticals, said the firm will do preclinical and phase 1 vaccine tests in India, where multiple Nipah outbreaks have been reported over the past 20 years.

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Kerala Nipah death: What you need to know to prevent it?

September 16, 2024 1:45 pm

The monoclonal antibody has to be administered in the early stages of the disease, before encephalitis sets in

Kerala's second Nipah death of the year confirmed — a 24-year-old from Malappuram

September 16, 2024 5:40 am

In July, a 14-year-old boy from Malappuram district had died after he tested positive for the deadly virus. Strict containment measures were then imposed in the district, and no other infections were reported until now.

So far, a total of 836 persons were given psychological support services, George added

Nipah: Test results of four more contacts return negative, says Kerala Health Minister

July 27, 2024 10:35 pm

The boy from Malappuram, who was undergoing treatment for Nipah infection, died on July 21.

Nipah outbreak: Kerala health minister says victim's close relatives test negative

July 23, 2024 4:35 pm

Nineteen persons, including five who are in the high-risk category on the Nipah contact list, were tested and their results will be released today, according to the state Health Department.

The body of the Nipah victim being brought for burial at Pandikkad in Malappuram district. (Express)

Teen who died of Nipah in Kerala had local fruit from neighbourhood where fruit bats thrive

July 23, 2024 1:25 am

Boy’s friends say he consumed hog plum fruit, known locally as ambazhanga