Though Kerala s response to contain the outbreak drew international praise, the quick spread of the virus and its impact on tens of thousands of people illustrate what many scientists and world health leaders say is a weakness in public health policy.
State Health Minister Veena George said on Thursday that the ICMR had conveyed this information to the state government via email. "We have received an email from the ICMR in this regard. They informed us that the antibody was present in the bat samples collected," she informed reporters.
As questions are raised about the repeated occurrences of Nipah infection around the same areas in Kerala, doctors and wildlife experts say that there is no pro
The state is using all its experience from past Nipah outbreaks and the Covid pandemic to quickly track and isolate those who came in contact with patients and contain the infection chain