The resource poor overpopulated countries like Bangladesh, India and Malaysia are hit by this virus infection a number of times in the past. The turmoil resulted due to the deadly infection has affected the tourism industry and has instilled fear among the local population. The infection was ...
A new viral outbreak isspreadingin the state of Kerala, in southern India. It’s called the Nipah virus and its existence wasn’t even known about until 1999. Nipah is spread by pigs and bats, the latter of which are coming into closer contact with humans due to climate change. Here’s...
What is the likelihood of Nipah virus spreading? Experts said that while anything is possible, it's very unlikely that the outbreak in India will lead to global spread. There has been limited person-to-person spread amid the outbreak in India. Nipah viruses binding receptors on human cells, ...
This is the second time in three years that a Nipah virus outbreak has been reported in Kerala, which is also reeling under a high rate of COVID-19 infections. The state reports about 68% of India's approximately 40,000 new cases every day. What is Nipah virus? Like the coronavirus, ...
Spreading of Viruses in India September 27, 2021 11:51 am Expert views admin 0 0 SHARE At a time when the medical authorities of the country are already burdened with the outspread of coronavirus, the rise in other diseases and virus is bringing the healthcare system to an unprecedented situ...
NEW DELHI, May 24 (Xinhua) -- The death toll from Nipah virus outbreak in India has risen to 12, with the death of two more persons in the southern state of Kerala in the past 48 hours. "One of the two died in intensive care at a hospital in Kozhikode district Thursday. The deceas...
Fig. 1.Representative map of Kerala (India) showing Nipah outbreak sites and genomic organization of Nipah virus and Zika virus. It is responsible for encephalitis andmyocarditisinvolving the brain and heart respectively. Sometimes patients may experience drowsiness and mental confusion, progressing to ...
et al. Outbreak investigation of Nipah virus disease in Kerala, India, 2018. J. Infect. Dis. 219, 1867–1878 (2018). Article Google Scholar Islam, M. S. et al. Nipah virus transmission from bats to humans associated with drinking traditional liquor made from date palm sap, Bangladesh, ...
Nipah virus, a zoonotic virus from the family Paramyxoviridae has led to significant loss of lives till date with the most recent outbreak in India reported in Kerala. The virus has a considerably high mortality rate along with lack of characteristic symptoms which results in the delay of the ...
The Nipah virus (NiV), a member of the Paramyxoviridae family, is notorious for its high fatality rate in humans. The RNA polymerase machinery of NiV, comprising the large protein L and the phosphoprotein P, is essential for viral replication. This study presents the 2.9-Å cryo-electron mi...