announced plans to begin human trials of a monoclonal antibody to prevent Nipah infection early next year. The antibody works ...

The Nipah virus is a zoonotic virus that can be transmitted ... ensuring we’re ready to prevent future outbreaks of this devastating disease from spreading.” Currently, there are only ...

The virus also transmits from human to human in case of direct contact with an infected person. As of today, there is no vaccine or cure available for the treatment of the Nipah virus. But the ...

The Kerala government has strengthened measures to prevent the spread of Nipah infection after the brain-damaging virus killed two people and infected two others in this north Kerala district.

Treatment is limited to managing symptoms and supportive care. How does the Nipah virus spread? It can be transmitted through contaminated food and through contact with an infected person.

But he added that there was no reason to panic as people who were in contact with those who had died were undergoing treatment. The Nipah virus infection is a "zoonotic illness" transmitted from ...

Recent reports of Nipah virus (NIV) infections in Kerala state in India have attracted global attention. Since it was first reported in August (2023), there have been six cases, two of whom have ...

He oversees an extensive research portfolio of basic and applied research to prevent, diagnose ... a decade and currently leads studies on Nipah virus, Japanese encephalitis virus, hepatitis ...

Nipah is one of the pathogens ... and there is no approved vaccine or drug treatment to protect humans or animals at risk. People infected with the virus can have a range of symptoms – mild ...

Asian fruit bats of the genus Pteropus are reservoirs of Nipah virus ... reservoir host of Ebola virus, they all agreed: because that information is essential to preventing future outbreaks.

With outbreaks of zoonotic diseases, such as swine flu, Nipah virus, and bird flu ... The plan underscores the importance of ...

Six cases of the Nipah virus have been so far found in the state of which two persons died while four others, including a nine-year-old boy, are under treatment. The health minister said that ICMR ...