Early detection, effective treatment helped in bringing down Nipah mortality rate to 33 percent: Kerala Health Minister

Credit: IndiaTimes- Published on September 30, 2023
The Nipah fatality rate in Kerala's fourth outbreak was brought down to 33% due to effective interventions by the state health system, according to Health Minister Veena George. All four infected individuals have recovered from the zoonotic illness. The virus strain in Kerala was the Bangladesh variant, which typically has a high...

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Kerala

State in India
Allegation of medical negligence at Govt Medical College in Kozhikode after wrong implant inserted during surgery of a youth's fractured arm. A four-year-old..
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Light to moderate rainfall, thunderstorms, lightning, and gusty winds in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Puducherry, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, and Lakshadweep..
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A day after Sonia Gandhi made an emotional pitch in Raebareli for Rahul Gandhi saying "handing over my son to you, he won't disappoint you", BJP leader and Assam..
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IMD announced a near-normal monsoon onset over Kerala, indicating timely rains over parts of south peninsular India, Northeast, and Maharashtra. Top weather..
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Veena George

Indian politician
In Kozhikode, Kerala, a 4-year-old girl from Cheruvannur underwent surgery on her tongue instead of for polydactyly, due to medical negligence by Dr. Bejohn..
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Bangladesh

Country in South Asia
BBC Sport and data providers CricViz look at the pressing issues surrounding England's T20 side as they build towards this autumn's T20 World Cup in Bangladesh.
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Five Bangladeshi nationals arrested in Khowai district, Tripura for entering Indian territory without valid travel document. They sneaked in at Ashrambari and..
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A 59-year-old forest guard, Amalendu Halder, was hacked to death in Sundarbans Tiger Reserve by Bangladeshi pirates. The incident underscores acute staff..
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Bongaon, a critical Lok Sabha constituency on the India-Bangladesh border, witnesses a quiet period before polling. The Matua community, dominant with 70% of..
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