After the recent death of an eighteen -year -old girl in the Malappuram district in Kerala, the NIPAH infection has been confirmed, the Ministry of Health of the Union is considering sending a national team for reaction to the outbreak (NJort) to help the state government to implement public health measures.
The patient from Chettiyarangadi in Malappuram succumbed to after treatment in a private hospital in the Kozhikode district.
Preliminary tests indicate that Nipah and infection were subsequently confirmed by the National Virological Institute (NIV) in Pune after an exemplary examination, the PTI report said.
On Friday, the local authorities in the Palakkad district issued a strong warning to public and healthcare professionals to remain very vigilant after being a 38 -year -old woman from Thachanattukar also positive on Nipah.
The Malappuram Health Authorities started supervision of 20 departments in Panchayats, such as Makkaraparamba, Kuru, Kootilangadi and Mankada.
The aim was to identify the source of the disease and to strengthen household -based awareness, he added.
A total of 65 teams visited 1,655 houses and found anyone with Nipah symptoms during the survey, the statement also said.
The central supervision unit of the Integrated Disease Monitoring program (IDSP), NCDC is in close contact with the state unit and actively monitors the situation.
The state control room was activated to coordinate various restrictions.
Public health reactions are followed by instructions for Kerala State NIVD for supervision, diagnosis, treatment, prevention and control.
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Meanwhile, the Minister of Health of Health Veen George organized a high level in Thiruvananthapurama to review the situation.
She reported that 425 people are on the Nipah contact list, with 228 in Malappuram, 110 in Palakkad and 87 in Kozhikode.
Five people are admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) and the result of another person in the list of contacts was negative for infection, the Minister said.
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