{"id":658605,"date":"2023-09-14T13:12:22","date_gmt":"2023-09-14T17:12:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/?p=658605"},"modified":"2023-09-14T13:12:38","modified_gmt":"2023-09-14T17:12:38","slug":"bangladeshi-variant-of-nipah-found-in-kerala-it-spreads-from-human-to-human","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/658605\/","title":{"rendered":"Bangladeshi variant of Nipah found in Kerala, it spreads from human to human"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-658606 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Nipahvirus.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"333\" \/>Kozhikode: <\/strong>\u00a0Amid increasing cases of Nipah virus in Kozhikode, Kerala, an order has been issued to keep all schools and colleges closed for two days on Thursday.\u00a0Two people have died here due to Nipah virus.\u00a0A 9 year old child is in ICU.\u00a0Nipah virus has also been confirmed in a health worker.\u00a0With this, so far five cases of Nipah have been reported in Kerala.\u00a0On Thursday, the Central Health team reached Kozhikode, Kerala.\u00a0This team will hold a meeting with the district administration regarding Nipah virus.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, a team from Kozhikode Medical College collected samples of betel nut and guava from Maruthonkara village to test for Nipah virus. Earlier, Kerala Health Minister Veena George said that the virus confirmed in the state is the Bangladeshi variant. It spreads from humans to humans. The death rate from this virus is high, but it is less contagious.<\/p>\n<p>An alert has also been issued in Dakshina Kannada district of Karnataka.\u00a0The medical department has directed to test the fruits coming from Kerala in the district.\u00a0Also asked to make checkposts on the borders to check vehicles.\u00a0<span class=\"VIpgJd-yAWNEb-VIpgJd-fmcmS-sn54Q\">In Mangaluru, patients suspected of having brain fever have been asked to be kept under observation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The first death due to Nipah virus in Kozhikode occurred on August 30 and the second death occurred on September 11.\u00a0Four districts of Kerala \u2013 Kozhikode, Kannur, Wayanad and Malappuram are on alert regarding the virus.\u00a0Wearing masks has been made mandatory in hospitals.\u00a07 gram panchayats here have been made containment zones.\u00a0Only shops selling medicines and essential goods are allowed to open from 7 am to 5 pm.<\/p>\n<p>Former Kerala Health Minister K Shailaja said that there is no need to panic about Nipah virus.\u00a0The situation in Kozhikode is not as bad as it was in 2018.\u00a0At that time this virus was new to us and we had no experience in dealing with it.\u00a0Now we have the necessary facilities to stop this.\u00a0In 2018, 17 people died due to Nipah virus in Kozhikode and Malappuram districts.\u00a0In 2019, a case of Nipah virus was reported in Kochi.\u00a0At the same time, in 2021 also a case of this was found in Kozhikode.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kozhikode: \u00a0Amid increasing cases of Nipah virus in Kozhikode, Kerala, an order has been issued to keep all schools and colleges closed for two days on Thursday.\u00a0Two people have died here due to Nipah virus.\u00a0A 9 year old child is in ICU.\u00a0Nipah virus has also been confirmed in a health worker.\u00a0With this, so far five cases of Nipah have been reported in Kerala.\u00a0On Thursday, the Central Health team reached Kozhikode, Kerala.\u00a0This team will hold a meeting with the district administration regarding Nipah virus. 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