Kerala has been put on alert after two cases of Nipah virus infection were confirmed, reviving fears of an outbreak that the state has battled in the past. According to state health authorities, more ...

The health department in Kerala has stepped up vigilance against an outbreak of the Nipah virus after two positive cases of ...

Nipah virus infection is a zoonotic illness that is transmitted to people from animals, and can also be transmitted through ...

Kerala is tracking 571 people on the Nipah contact list, said Health Minister Veena George. Two deaths have been reported this year. Twenty-seven remain in the highest risk category as surveillance ...

Currently, 17 people remain in isolation in Palakkad. Across the state, 30 individuals are under highest risk surveillance, while 97 are categorized under the high-risk group.

Kerala's Health Minister confirms 674 under Nipah virus scrutiny across the state, with 36 in the highest-risk category.

A suspected Nipah virus case in Kerala has prompted heightened surveillance and contact tracing efforts. The government is ...

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Medical personnel wearing protective suits check patients at the Medical College hospital in Kozhikode, Kerala state, India, May 21, 2018 amid a deadly outbreak of the Nipah virus, carried mainly ...

A state in southern India is taking measures to contain an outbreak of the Nipah virus after two people died from the rare and often deadly disease, shutting schools and testing hundreds to ...

The state of Kerala in India has quarantined about 1,400 people in their homes in an effort to stem the spread of the deadly Nipah virus.

Nipah virus was first identified during a 1998-1999 outbreak in Malaysia, where nearly 300 people were infected and more than 100 died, according to the CDC. More than a million pigs were ...