Kerala’s Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said recently that the state will carry out a seroprevalence study on the ongoing Nipah virus outbreaks because even the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has been unable to offer a conclusive reason for the outbreaks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to Vijayan, even the ICMR is unable to explain why the illness keeps reoccurring in Kozhikode. The state has made the decision to carry out a seroprevalence investigation in this regard. A thorough proposal for this has been requested from the health department.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Bat samples, which are the main reservoirs of the Nipah virus, will continue to be gathered and examined as part of the ongoing investigation, he said. Both the Institute of Advanced Virology Lab in Thonnakkal and the microbiology lab at Kozhikode Medical College will be used for the testing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Speaking on the state’s efforts to track Nipah infections, the chief minister of Kerala stated that 304 samples had been taken from 994 individuals who were being monitored.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Vijayan claimed that even though the current outbreak is under control, the threat posed by the contagious disease still exists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The possible occurrence of a second wave was also acknowledged by him, who said, health experts are of the opinion that the possibility of a second wave is very remote but cannot be completely ruled out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Chief Minister credited early diagnosis for the state health system’s success in halting the deadly virus’s spread. He did, though, voice his concern over the ambiguity surrounding the disease’s reappearance in Kozhikode.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Additionally, the chief minister promised that the government would pay for patients’ medical bills at private facilities. There are currently 1,286 people on the contact list, 276 of whom fall within the high-risk group. 122 of them are relatives and family members of the sick. Six people who tested positive out of 304 have results, bringing the total to 267.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In 2018 and 2021, the Kozhikode district was the site of reports of nipah cases.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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