Nipah virus


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Nip·ah virus

 (nĭp′ə)
n.
A paramyxovirus that is transmitted to humans from other mammals, especially pigs, and causes fever and myalgias that can progress to encephalitis.

[After Nipah, the village near Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia where the death of a farm worker led to the identification of the virus.]
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Nipah virus is transmitted from animals to humans and then spreads through people to people contact, causing respiratory illness.
In 'Virus', director Aashiq Abu niftily adopts a procedural, almost clinical, approach to chronicle his state's response to the deadly 2018 Nipah virus outbreak in Kozhikode district in Kerala.
The outbreak of the deadly Nipah virus in certain parts of Kerala in May last year forced the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries to ban imports of horticultural products from the state.
NEW DELHI, June 4 (KUNA) -- Indian health authorities said on Tuesday that the deadly Nipah virus has reared its head again in the south Indian state of Kerala.
UAE-based Malayalis have expressed concern for their loved ones back home, as a Kerala youth tested positive for the Nipah virus. A number of traders and travellers have also taken precautionary measures.
Nipah virus (NiV) and Hendra virus (HeV) are highly pathogenic zoonotic agents in the paramyxovirus genus Henipavirus.
The sudden outbreaks of Nipah virus infection has led to the development of the Nipah virus testing market.
Summary: The sudden outbreaks of Nipah virus infection has led to the development of the Nipah virus testing market.
The ban was imposed in June this year following reports of the outbreak of Nipah virus in the state.
Qatari authorities have lifted the temporary ban on fresh, chilled and frozen vegetables and fruits from India, imposed towards the end of May this year, following reports of the outbreak of Nipah virus in a northern Kerala district.
The Ministry of Health (MoH) has lifted travel advisory to Kozhikode and Malappuram in the south Indian state of Kerala after official declaration of the end of epidemic Nipah virus.