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Nipah Virus (NiV) / Hendra Virus News, Research and Latest Updates

Health News Posted on November 30, 2023

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Keep abreast with the latest news related to Nipah Virus (NiV) / Hendra Virus there are 137 news items on Nipah Virus (NiV) / Hendra Virus that covers updates, breakthroughs and in-depth reports.

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Nipah Virus (NiV) / Hendra Virus

Nipah Virus (NiV) or Hendra virus is a deadly virus that spreads via contact with the saliva, urine, or excreta of fruit bats or pigs. Nipah outbreak is an emerging zoonosis which had resulted in fatal deaths in Kerala, India.

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Lab-Grown Skin Sheds Light on Mysteries of Mpox Virus Infection

Lab-Grown Skin Sheds Light on Mysteries of Mpox Virus Infection

A novel laboratory-based model system for investigating monkeypox (mpox) virus infections yields invaluable insights into how the virus attacks skin cells, potentially serving as a driving force in the ongoing search for groundbreaking drugs to ...

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Rising Infectious Disease Threats Spur Expert Calls for Pandemic Readiness

Rising Infectious Disease Threats Spur Expert Calls for Pandemic Readiness

COVID-19 , responsible for more than 6.8 million global fatalities ( ), stands as one of the most lethal pandemics in human history. Given indications that it may not be the final pandemic, health professionals are advocating for enhanced pandemic ...

Tamil Nadu Reports Zero Nipah Virus Cases

Tamil Nadu Reports Zero Nipah Virus Cases

Tamil Nadu's Health Minister, Ma Subramanian, confirmed the absence of any Nipah virus cases within the state. Addressing reporters at a press conference here, the Minister said the health department has stepped up vigil at all the six ...

Nipah Virus Outbreak: 2 Fatalities Trigger Emergency Response in Kozhikode

Nipah Virus Outbreak: 2 Fatalities Trigger Emergency Response in Kozhikode

Kerala's Health Minister, Veena George, arrived in Kozhikode, where two individuals have reportedly succumbed to Nipah virus infection ( ). The Minister rushed to Kozhikode even as the state Assembly is in session. The National Institute ...

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ELISA Primary Diagnostic Tool for Nipah Virus Screening

ELISA Primary Diagnostic Tool for Nipah Virus Screening

IgM and IgG ELISA primary diagnostic tool for Nipah virus (NiV) screening has been developed by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) in collaboration with National Institute of Virology, Pune. The NiV is a zoonotic paramyxovirus that causes ...

Simple Tips to Avoid Infectious Disease and Stay Healthy at Holiday Gatherings

Simple Tips to Avoid Infectious Disease and Stay Healthy at Holiday Gatherings

Exposure to huge crowd during holiday gatherings like Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year can put you at a higher risk of getting infections such as COVID. Here are a few ways to help you stay healthy this holiday season. Diana Finkel, an ...

Clinical Trial of mRNA Nipah Virus Vaccine Launched

Clinical Trial of mRNA Nipah Virus Vaccine Launched

An early-stage clinical trial assessing an investigational vaccine to prevent infection with the Nipah virus has been launched by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, US. ...

Nipah Virus Vaccine Developed

Nipah Virus Vaccine Developed

A new vaccine that could protect against the deadly Nipah virus in just three days has been developed by University of Texas scientists. Much like Covid, infection from Nipah virus spreads through respiratory droplets. But it is far more ...

Lassa Fever Causes Death, Shows Rise in Global Infectious Disease Risk

Lassa Fever Causes Death, Shows Rise in Global Infectious Disease Risk

Lassa fever has killed a new-born baby in the UK last week and this has raised concerns about the risk of global infectious diseases. Lassa fever is an acute viral hemorrhagic illness, similar to Ebola, and people become infected through ...

First Virus Infection Linked to Later Infections

First Virus Infection Linked to Later Infections

In the first days of an infant's life, viral infections were linked to a higher risk of respiratory infections later in life. Viruses were found to interact with newborns’ immune systems and microbiomes – the community of microbes that live in ...

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Machine Learning Enables Infectious Disease Tracking

Machine Learning Enables Infectious Disease Tracking

Machine learning and whole-genome sequencing can improve the detection of infectious disease outbreaks within hospital settings. In a report published in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases , researchers point to a new way for health ...

Nipah Virus Alert: 2 Health Workers Show Symptoms

Nipah Virus Alert: 2 Health Workers Show Symptoms

Two healthcare workers who were in contact with the 12 year old boy who succumbed to Nipah are now under surveillance. State health minister Veena George, who reached Kozhikode in the morning along with state PWD minister P.A. Mohammed ...

Infectious Disease Severity Higher in Young Adults Than School-age Kids

Infectious Disease Severity Higher in Young Adults Than School-age Kids

Kids aged 5-14 years are most resilient to infectious diseases, and immune aging may begin in young adults, reports a new study. The findings of the study are published in the journal Scientific Data . The first systematic review of how the ...

Prior Zika Virus Infection Increases Risk of Severe Dengue Disease

Prior Zika Virus Infection Increases Risk of Severe Dengue Disease

People with Zika antibodies were found to be more vulnerable to severe infection with certain types of dengue, and that could complicate the search for a Zika vaccine, revealed a study published online in the journal Science. The study, ...

Lipid Molecules Play A Key Role In Zika Virus Infection

Lipid Molecules Play A Key Role In Zika Virus Infection

Sphingolipids play a key role in Zika virus infection in human cells. These lipid molecules give an idea as to why the virus primarily infects brain tissue, particularly in a developing fetus or newborn. Researchers from the U.S. Department ...

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A monoclonal antibody that was known to be effective against the fatal Hendra virus is now known to protect against the closely related Nipah virus too

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