2021 Nipah virus outbreak in Kerala

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2021 Nipah virus outbreak in Kerala
Nipah virus from an infected VERO cell.jpg
DiseaseNipah virus
LocationKozhikode
First outbreakKerala, India
Dates5 September 2021- 29 September 2021
Confirmed cases1
Deaths
1
Fatality rate100%

The 2021 Kerala Nipah virus outbreak was an outbreak of the zoonotic Nipah virus in Kerala.[1] The outbreak was localized in the Pazhur village located within the Chathamangalam Gram panchayat in the Kozhikode district of Kerala, and it claimed one life.[2] The outbreak was contained and declared over on 5th September 2021.[3][4][5] This was the third Nipah Virus outbreak in Kerala,[6][7] the earlier being in 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.[8][9][10][11][12]

Timeline[edit]

The index case of the outbreak was reported at a private hospital in Kozhikode on 5th 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. [13][14] The report of this new Nipah infection, which spreads through saliva of fruit bats, comes three years after a previous outbreak that had claimed 17 lives in the state.[15][16][17][18] .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.



2021 Nipah virus outbreak in Kozhikode, Kerala - 3 kilometers buffer zone around the epicentre.

Virology and epidemiology[edit]

The presence of the Nipah virus in the patient was confirmed by RT-PCR tests; all three samples collected from the child (plasma, serum and CSF) were found to be positive in tests done at the National Institute of Virology Pune.[19]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "Central Team Rushed To Kerala As Boy, 12, Dies Of Nipah Virus Infection". NDTV.com. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  2. ↑ "Nipah resurfaces in Kerala's Kozhikode, Centre rushes support team". The Hindu. Special Correspondent. 5 September 2021. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 5 September 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  3. ↑ Sep 5, Disney Tom / TNN /; 2021; Ist, 09:12. "Kerala: 12-year-old dies of Nipah virus; all contacts traced, says health minister | Kozhikode News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 5 September 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ↑ Unnithan, P. S. Gopikrishnan (5 September 201). "12-year-old boy dies of Nipah virus in Kerala's Kozhikode". India Today. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  5. ↑ "Health minister confirms Nipah death in Kozhikode". Mathrubhumi. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  6. ↑ Jacob, Shine (5 September 2021). "Nipah resurfaces in Kerala; claims one life, two health workers infected". Business Standard India. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  7. ↑ "Latest updates: Andhra Pradesh reports 1,623 new Covid-19 cases, 8 deaths". The Times of India. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  8. ↑ "12-year-old dies of Nipah virus infection in Kerala's Kozhikode". Deccan Chronicle. 5 September 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  9. ↑ "Nipah virus: TN steps up measures to screen people at border areas after reports of infection in Kerala". www.cnbctv18.com. 5 September 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  10. ↑ "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". The Weather Channel. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  11. ↑ "Amid Rising Covid Cases, Kerala Faces New Challenges With Nipah Virus". NDTV.com. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  12. ↑ "Jagran Explainer: How Centre and Kerala govt are preparing to deal with Nipah virus". Jagran English. 5 September 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  13. ↑ ലേഖകൻ, മാധ്യമം (6 September 2021). "നിപ പകർന്നത് ആടിൽ നിന്നല്ല, റംബുട്ടാനിൽ നിന്നാണോയെന്ന് പരിശോധിക്കുന്നു- ആരോഗ്യമന്ത്രി | Madhyamam". www.madhyamam.com (in മലയാളം). Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  14. ↑ "നിപ: കുട്ടിയുടെ അമ്മയ്ക്ക് പനി; ഉടന്‍ മെഡിക്കല്‍ കോളജിലേക്ക് മാറ്റും". ManoramaOnline (in മലയാളം). Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  15. ↑ "12-yr-old dies of Nipah in Kerala; 17 primary contacts placed under observation". The Indian Express. 5 September 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  16. ↑ "Nipah death in Kerala: Symptoms, prevention, treatment. All you need to know". Hindustan Times. 5 September 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  17. ↑ "TN steps up thermal screening at 9 border districts after Nipah virus death in Kerala". The News Minute. 5 September 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  18. ↑ "Breaking news: 4 killed, 17 injured after tractor-trolley overturns in MP". Hindustan Times. 5 September 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  19. ↑ "Two Health Workers Show Symptoms of Nipah Virus Infection; Kerala Health Minister". News18. 5 September 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
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