Two suspected nipah virus cases have been reported in west bengal, prompting authorities to deploy a national joint outbreak response team. In 2007, the virus struck again in the state, infecting five. Nipah cases are back in the news.
The detection of two suspected nipah virus cases in west bengal has put health authorities on alert, prompting the centre to deploy a national joint outbreak response team. Two cases of the virus have been identified in west bengal, reports have said quoting the national institute of viro. Both the affected individuals are medical staffers of a private.
A pall of anxiety has descended over west bengal amid fears of a possible outbreak of the deadly nipah virus, with three nurses currently being treated as suspected. The west bengal government on monday said that two cases of nipah virus have been detected in the state. India’s deadliest nipah outbreak occurred in 2001, when 66 cases were reported in west bengal and 45 people died. Two nipah cases confirmed in bengal, state health department lens on 90 contacts doctors said the symptoms of a nipah infection include high fever, headache,.