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Nipah Virus - India - 2024 Events |
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By: Steve Date: July 22, 2024, 2:17 pm |
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TOPIC THEME - This shall be a repository for all news stories |
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concerning the Nipah virus that occur in the country of India |
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for the year 2024. |
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SUMMARY - A 14-year old boy died Sunday (July 21, 2024) in the |
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country of India as a result of being infected with the Nipah |
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virus. The incident occurred in the state of Kerala. Officials |
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are now searching for at least 60 people who are at high risk as |
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a result of having possibly been in contact with the boy. One |
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official, Dr. Anoop Kumar, is quoted as saying that there is a |
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minimal risk of an outbreak of the disease at this time. |
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https://www.itv.com/news/2024-07-22/indian-officials-working-to-contain-brain-s… |
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https://www.itv.com/news/2024-07-22/indian-officials-working-to-contain-brain-s… |
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Re: Nipah Virus - India - 2024 Events |
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By: Steve Date: July 25, 2024, 12:29 pm |
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SUMMARY - In the state of Kerala, eight more people have tested |
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negative for the Nipah virus that killed a teenage boy earlier |
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this week. Two more people are now in the hospital in order to |
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receive treatments for symptoms of the disease, bringing the |
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total of such people to eight. There is currently 472 people on |
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the contact list who may have had contact with the deceased, |
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with 220 of them being categorized as being at high risk of |
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contracting it. |
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NOTE - This article stated that the deceased was 15 years old |
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while an earlier article stated that the age was 14. It is |
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unknown why there is a discrepancy with the ages. |
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https://www.lokmattimes.com/national/nipah-virus-cases-eight-more-people-test-n… |
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https://www.lokmattimes.com/national/nipah-virus-cases-eight-more-people-test-n… |
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