Image Source : PTI Kerala Health Minister Veena George
Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala authorities on Wednesday (October 25) cited an ICMR report and stated that there was a presence of Nipah virus in bats within the Wayanad district of the state, nonetheless, added that there was no must panic. State Health Minister Veena George stated that the Indian Council of Medical Research shared the knowledge primarily based on its research of the bat samples collected by it. “ICMR has said that it has found the presence of the virus in bats in Wayanad. It is a continuation of the ecosystem there,” George stated.
The Kozhikode district of the state, which is adjoining to the Wayanad district, witnessed an outbreak of the Nipah virus earlier this 12 months wherein six individuals have been contaminated, out of whom two had died.
The Minister stated that there was no want for the folks to be afraid or panic as the knowledge was solely being handed on to the general public to create consciousness and to make folks cautious and vigilant.
Government takes motion
She stated that the healthcare actions associated to the virus have been being organised and the medical professionals have been being supplied coaching to take care of the suspected instances of the Nipah infections.
She stated the Nipah virus an infection was doable wherever throughout India, however because it was detected in bats in Wayanad “they informed us and we are strengthening the preventive measures.”
“But there is no need to panic. It is only meant to create awareness,” she stated.
George stated that every one these individuals who have been on the contact checklist of the contaminated ones had accomplished their isolation intervals.
She additionally stated that it was a matter of delight that the state was in a position to prohibit Nipah’s mortality fee, which is round 70-90 per cent, to 33 per cent.
Government’s measures to limit the virus
The Minister cited numerous measures taken by the state authorities to fight the virus together with issuance of Kozhikode-specific normal working protocols (SOPs), creation of Kerala One Health Centre for Nipah Research.
“Presently, there will be a consolidation of the field activities of all departments with regard to public health and it will be a part of the Kozhikode Medical College,” she stated.
Of the 2 deaths as a result of Nipah, the primary one that died on August 30 was discovered to be the index case, or affected person zero, from whom others caught the an infection. The outbreak of the virus this 12 months was the fourth within the state since 2018.
(With PTI inputs)
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