India heightens measures to contain spread of Nipah infections

NEW DELHI: Authorities in India’s southern state of Kerala have heightened surveillance measures to contain the spread of Nipah infections, officials ...

: Authorities in India’s southern state of Kerala have heightened surveillance measures to contain the spread of Nipah infections, officials said on Saturday.

“Those in the contact list are kept in isolation and their body fluids have been sent for testing,“ the broadcaster quoted officials as having said. A strict perimeter control has been imposed in several localities falling under Kozhikode Municipal Corporation. The officials have put up barricades to limit access to these areas.

“We got some doses of monoclonal antibody from Australia in 2018. Currently, the doses are available for only 10 patients,“ Bahl said, adding global monoclonal antibody has been given to 14 patients infected with Nipah virus outside India and all of them have survived.“Twenty more doses are being procured. But the medicine needs to be given during the early stage of the infection,“ he said. “It can only be given as compassionate use medicine.

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