While ARDS patients with cough and respiratory distress are very likely to expel Nipah virus into the air, there is no hard evidence to suggest that patients generate virus-laden aerosols that can “travel greater distances and remain suspended in the air for extended periods” and infect others
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Genetic sequences of Nipah virus must be shared in public databases quickly The case of a 42-year-old woman in Kerala
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With the May 8, 2025 outbreak, there have been three Nipah outbreaks in Malappuram district On May 8, 2025 a new
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On July 20, the Thiruvananthapuram-based Institute of Advanced Virology tested the Nipah virus sample in four hours and conveyed the
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If the Indian drug regulator greenlights it, a human clinical trial to test the safety and efficacy of a novel
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Samples sent for Truenat testing are collected in a transport medium, which inactivates the virus. Inactivated viruses are not viable
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With fruit bats positive for Nipah virus antibodies seen in other States, it is likely that Nipah virus infection and deaths may be going undetected in other States while they get picked up in Kerala, especially in Kozhikode district
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