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| | name = 2021 Nipah virus outbreak in Kerala
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| | image = File:Nipah virus from an infected VERO cell.jpg
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| | disease = [[Nipah virus]]
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| | location = [[Kozhikode]]
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| | dates = 5 September 2021- 29 September 2021
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| | origin = [[Kerala, India]]
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| | confirmed_cases = 1
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| | deaths = 1
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| | fatality_rate = 100%
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| The '''2021 Kerala Nipah virus outbreak''' was an outbreak of the [[Zoonosis|zoonotic]] [[Nipah virus]] in Kerala.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Central Team Rushed To Kerala As Boy, 12, Dies Of Nipah Virus Infection|url=https://www.ndtv.com/kerala-news/kerala-boy-dies-due-to-nipah-virus-2530262|access-date=2021-09-05|website=NDTV.com}}</ref> The outbreak was localized in the [[Pazhur]] village located within the [[Chathamangalam]] [[Gram panchayat]] in the [[Kozhikode district|Kozhikode]] district of [[Kerala]], and it claimed one life.<ref>{{Cite news|others=Special Correspondent|date=2021-09-05|title=Nipah resurfaces in Kerala's Kozhikode, Centre rushes support team|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/nipah-resurfaces-in-kozhikode/article36298311.ece|access-date=2021-09-05|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> The outbreak was contained and declared over on 5<sup>th</sup> September 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Sep 5|first=Disney Tom / TNN /|last2=2021|last3=Ist|first3=09:12|title=Kerala: 12-year-old dies of Nipah virus; all contacts traced, says health minister {{!}} Kozhikode News - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kozhikode/kerala-12-year-old-dies-of-nipah-virus-all-contacts-traced-says-health-minister/articleshow/85941439.cms|access-date=2021-09-05|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=September 5, 201|first=P. S. Gopikrishnan|last=Unnithan|title=12-year-old boy dies of Nipah virus in Kerala's Kozhikode|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/boy-dies-nipah-virus-kerala-kozhikode-1849329-2021-09-05|access-date=2021-09-05|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Health minister confirms Nipah death in Kozhikode|url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/health-minister-confirms-nipah-death-in-kozhikode-nipah-strict-vigil-1.5974419|access-date=2021-09-05|website=Mathrubhumi|language=en}}</ref> This was the third Nipah Virus outbreak in [[Kerala]],<ref>{{Cite news|last=Jacob|first=Shine|date=2021-09-05|title=Nipah resurfaces in Kerala; claims one life, two health workers infected|work=Business Standard India|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/nipah-resurfaces-in-kerala-claims-one-life-two-health-workers-infected-121090500526_1.html|access-date=2021-09-05}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Latest updates: Andhra Pradesh reports 1,623 new Covid-19 cases, 8 deaths|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/live-news-from-cities-night-curfew-in-up-rajasthan-mp-jharkhand-chhattisgarh-05-september-2021/liveblog/85940019.cms|access-date=2021-09-05|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> the earlier being in [[2018 Nipah virus outbreak in Kerala|2018]] and 2019. The Central Government has rushed a team of the [[National Centre for Disease Control]] to the state, which will provide technical support. Relatives of the dead boy and all those involved in his treatment have been put under [[quarantine]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-09-05|title=12-year-old dies of Nipah virus infection in Kerala's Kozhikode|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/in-other-news/050921/12-year-old-admitted-in-keralas-kozhikode-hospital-nipah-virus-infec.html|access-date=2021-09-05|website=Deccan Chronicle|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-09-05|title=Nipah virus: TN steps up measures to screen people at border areas after reports of infection in Kerala|url=https://www.cnbctv18.com/healthcare/nipah-virus-tn-steps-up-measures-to-screen-people-at-border-areas-after-reports-of-infection-in-kerala-10626251.htm|access-date=2021-09-05|website=www.cnbctv18.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=12-Year-Old Succumbs to Nipah Virus in Kerala; Two Health Workers Who Were in Contact with the Patient Develop Symptoms {{!}} The Weather Channel - Articles from The Weather Channel {{!}} weather.com|url=https://weather.com/en-IN/india/health/news/2021-09-05-nipah-virus-kills-one-in-kerala-health-workers-symptomatic|access-date=2021-09-05|website=The Weather Channel|language=en-IN}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Amid Rising Covid Cases, Kerala Faces New Challenges With Nipah Virus|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/amid-rising-covid-19-cases-kerala-faces-new-challenges-with-nipah-virus-infections-2530614|access-date=2021-09-05|website=NDTV.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-09-05|title=Jagran Explainer: How Centre and Kerala govt are preparing to deal with Nipah virus|url=https://english.jagran.com/india/jagran-explainer-how-centre-and-kerala-govt-are-preparing-to-deal-with-nipah-virus-10031673|access-date=2021-09-05|website=Jagran English|language=en}}</ref>
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| == Timeline ==
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| The [[index case]] of the outbreak was reported at a private hospital in [[Kozhikode district|Kozhikode]] on 5<sup>th</sup> September 2021, a 12 year old boy from [[Chathamangalam]], in the Kozhikode district of Kerala, who died after testing positive for a [[Nipah virus infection]]. <ref>{{Cite web|last=ലേഖകൻ|first=മാധ്യമം|date=2021-09-06|title=നിപ പകർന്നത് ആടിൽ നിന്നല്ല, റംബുട്ടാനിൽ നിന്നാണോയെന്ന് പരിശോധിക്കുന്നു- ആരോഗ്യമന്ത്രി {{!}} Madhyamam|url=https://www.madhyamam.com/kerala/checking-whether-the-transmission-of-nipah-was-from-a-rambutan-and-not-from-a-goat-health-minister-844907|access-date=2021-09-06|website=www.madhyamam.com|language=ml}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=നിപ: കുട്ടിയുടെ അമ്മയ്ക്ക് പനി; ഉടന് മെഡിക്കല് കോളജിലേക്ക് മാറ്റും|url=https://www.manoramaonline.com/news/latest-news/2021/09/05/mother-of-12-year-old-boy-who-died-of-nipah-virus-has-shows-symptoms.html|access-date=2021-09-06|website=ManoramaOnline|language=ml}}</ref> The report of this new Nipah infection, which spreads through [[saliva]] of [[Megabat|fruit bats]], comes three years after a previous outbreak that had claimed 17 lives in the state.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-09-05|title=12-yr-old dies of Nipah in Kerala; 17 primary contacts placed under observation|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/suspected-case-of-nipah-virus-in-keralas-kozhikode-7489260/|access-date=2021-09-05|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-09-05|title=Nipah death in Kerala: Symptoms, prevention, treatment. All you need to know|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/nipah-death-in-kerala-symptoms-prevention-treatment-all-you-need-to-know-101630836947242.html|access-date=2021-09-05|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-09-05|title=TN steps up thermal screening at 9 border districts after Nipah virus death in Kerala|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/tn-steps-thermal-screening-9-border-districts-after-nipah-virus-death-kerala-154893|access-date=2021-09-05|website=The News Minute|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-09-05|title=Breaking news: 4 killed, 17 injured after tractor-trolley overturns in MP|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/breaking-news-updates-september-05-2021-101630798650701.html|access-date=2021-09-05|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref> .Following the death of Nipa, the Chathamangamalam Grama Panchayat and the adjoining areas were placed under strict control by the Health Department and the Police. Those in close contact with the child were placed in isolation. and all of them had a negative test result.
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| [[File:Nipah outbreak 2021 Kozhikode - 3 kilometers buffer zone map around the epicentre.pdf|thumb|2021 Nipah virus outbreak in Kozhikode, Kerala - 3 kilometers buffer zone around the epicentre.]]
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| == Virology and epidemiology ==
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| The presence of the [[Nipah virus]] in the patient was confirmed by [[Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction|RT-PCR]] tests; all three samples collected from the child ([[Plasma cell|plasma]], [[Serum (blood)|serum]] and [[Cerebrospinal fluid|CSF]]) were found to be positive in tests done at the [[National Institute of Virology|National Institute of Virology Pune]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-09-05|title=Two Health Workers Show Symptoms of Nipah Virus Infection; Kerala Health Minister|url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/two-health-workers-show-symptoms-of-nipah-virus-infection-kerala-health-minister-4168064.html|access-date=2021-09-05|website=News18|language=en}}</ref>
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| == References ==
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