2023-09-14 18:27:51
In the last hours in the district of Kozhikode, in Kerala, India, the authorities take measures to contain the Nipah virus.
There is no vaccine, and treatment is limited to supportive care, explain some news agencies that report on the fact.
In Kerala, more than 700 people have been identified as close contacts and are being tested for the virus, state Health Minister Veena George said.
Of them, 77 are considered “high risk,” he said, adding that the group has been asked to stay home and monitor their health.
Likewise, it is learned that the Kozhikode authorities have closed some schools in the district.
Meanwhile, seven towns have been declared “containment zones,” he reported. Archyde.com.
Virus Nipah
Kerala experienced a deadly Nipah virus outbreak in 2018, which killed 17 people and caused widespread panic in the state.
Among the deceased was a nurse who was caring for patients at a hospital in Kozhikode.
The following year, Kerala put more than 300 people under surveillance after a man was diagnosed with the virus. The state suffered another outbreak in 2021, which claimed the life of a 12-year-old boy.
The Nipah virus was first identified during an outbreak in 1998-1999 in Malaysia, where nearly 300 people were infected and more than 100 died, according to the CDC. More than a million pigs were slaughtered to stop its spread.
The virus was named after the town of Kampung Sungai Nipah in Malaysia, where pig farmers contracted the disease.
With information from El Diario 2001
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