West Bengal has earned high marks from India’s top medical research body for its handling of a Nipah virus scare. ICMR chief Dr. Rajiv Bahal praised the state’s rapid response …
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Tragedy struck a Barasat hospital in West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas as a nurse became the state’s first fatality from Nipah virus on Thursday. Admitted to the ICU, she succumbed …
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Health alarms are sounding across South Asia following the World Health Organization’s confirmation of a Nipah virus fatality in Bangladesh. The victim, aged between 40 and 50, first showed signs …
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Myanmar’s Yangon International Airport is now a frontline defense against the Nipah virus, with intensified health checks targeting flights from India. Triggered by West Bengal’s current epidemic, these measures aim …
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Amid swirling rumors, India’s Health Ministry set the record straight: only two Nipah virus infections in West Bengal since December. This January 27 announcement aims to quell misinformation flooding news …