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Time of India
3 days ago
- Health
- Time of India
Patient technically Nipah-free: Min
Kozhikode: The 42-year-old woman who tested positive for Nipah virus at the Valanchery municipality in Malappuram on May 8 is now technically free of infection, as two of her samples have tested negative, health minister Veena George said on Friday. The patient is still under treatment at the Perinthalmanna EMS cooperative hospital. The minister said although the patient's condition is still serious, her vital parameters have been steadily improving. The patient has been out of ventilator support for the past 12 days and was breathing on her own without any respiratory support. Her heart rate, blood pressure and oxygen saturation were all within normal limits, and internal organs such as the liver and kidneys were functioning normally. While the patient is still unconscious, there were signs of gradual neurological improvement. Eye movement was observed occasionally and over the past two days, there was movement in the jaw and minor responses to pain. Follow-up MRI scans showed signs of healing from the impacts caused by the infection in the brain, the minister said. Authorities are hopeful that there won't be any new cases, as one full incubation period passed since the first case was detected, meaning if there were any infections from the Nipah-positive patient, they would have manifested by now. However, helplines and support systems will remain in place for a few more days as a precaution. There is optimism that the patient may return home in a few weeks with full physical and mental recovery.
Time of India
14-05-2025
- Health
- Time of India
Strictly follow Nipah isolation norms: Min
Kozhikode: Those on Valanchery-native Nipah patient's contact list should strictly adhere to isolation guidelines, said health minister Veena George on Wednesday. She emphasized that they should remain in isolation for 21 days even if the test results were there were no new addition to the patient's contact list on Wednesday. So far, there are 65 persons in the high-risk category and 101 in the low-risk category. The Nipah-positive patient continues to be in critical condition. As many as 11 high-risk contacts are being provided anti-virus prophylactic part of fever surveillance, all assigned houses (4,749) in and around the containment zone in Malappuram district have been no new cases have been reported, the minister issued instructions that there should be no relaxation in precautionary if the test result is negative, those on the Nipah patient's contact list must entirely avoid travel during the quarantine days. If any symptoms appear, they should inform health workers immediately. The minister said that strict action would be taken against those who violate isolation guidelines.
Time of India
13-05-2025
- Health
- Time of India
Nipah: Test results of seven more persons turn negative
: said that seven more persons on the contact list of Nipah-positive patient in tested negative. With this, 56 persons on her contact list have tested negative till health authorities added 14 more persons to the contact list, bringing the total number of persons in the list to 166. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Among them, 65 were categorized as high-risk ones and 101 as low- risk. The contact list includes 119 from Malappuram, 39 from Palakkad, three from Kozhikode and one each from Ernakulam, Idukki, Thrissur, Kannur and Thiruvananthapuram. At present, six persons on the contact list of the patient have been hospitalized, including one person in the the patient continues to be in serious condition and 11 persons in the high-risk category are being provided prophylactic treatment. As part of fever surveillance, 4,749 households have been covered till date.
Time of India
11-05-2025
- Health
- Time of India
11 more in Nipah contact list test -ve
Kozhikode/T'puram: Health minister Veena George said that the test results of the 11 individuals, who are on the contact list of the 42-year-old Nipah-positive woman from Valanchery, were negative. George, who had chaired an online review meeting on the Nipah situation on Sunday, said that with this a total of 42 persons have tested 18 more persons were added to the contact list of the Nipah-positive patient , on Sunday, bringing the total to 112. Among them, 54 are classified as high-risk contacts and 58 as low-risk contacts. The contact list includes 81 from Malappuram, 25 from Palakkad, three from Kozhikode and one each from Ernakulam, Idukki and 10 persons in the contact list of the Nipah positive patient have been hospitalized, including one person in the ICU. The person, who was on the contact list and transferred from Nilambur district hospital to Manjeri medical college on Saturday, is the person undergoing treatment in the health minister said that the condition of the Nipah patient continued to be serious. She was admitted to the hospital in Perinthalmanna on May 1. On Friday, doctors administered monoclonal antibodies to the patient in the ICU and they had given another dose on Nipah patient, who is undergoing treatment, is still in a critical condition. The minister said that 10 persons in the high-risk category are currently being provided prophylactic part of fever surveillance, trained health workers visited 2,087 homes on Sunday. Till date, a total of 3,868 homes were visited in the affected wards of the panchayat and 87% of house visits have been completed, she the joint Nipah outbreak investigation, being coordinated by various departments, instructions were given to specifically examine the animals that died in the patient's neighbourhood, she said. Get the latest lifestyle updates on Times of India, along with Mother's Day wishes , messages , and quotes !
Hans India
09-05-2025
- Health
- Hans India
Kerala woman tests positive for Nipah
Malappuram: A woman in Kerala's Malappuram on Thursday tested positive for Nipah, the deadly zoonotic virus that causes infections in human beings and is time and again striking in and around the district in the past few years, officials said. The 42-year-old woman had been suffering from fever and Nipah-related symptoms for a while. According to the officials, the first two tests done at a Kozhikode government laboratory came out negative, but with no respite in her health condition, a third test turned positive. Soon, the sample was sent to the virology laboratory in Pune, and the result, received on Thursday, came out positive. The woman is now admitted to a hospital in Perinthalmanna near here and has been isolated for a while. The health authorities were on high alert as Malappuram has been repeatedly reporting Nipah cases since the first outbreak in 2018. In 2024, two Nipah-positive patients - both youths - passed away, and hence, the health authorities are always on their toes when patients come with persistent fever. Two immediate family members of the 42-year-old woman had just recovered from a long bout of fever, and the death of their pet dog recently had kept the health professionals on their toes. The health officials in the district are now working to find out the contact list of the woman. They will also come out with detailed protocols to be followed in the locality.
