Kerala has issued a Nipah virus alert ahead of the bat breeding season, launching awareness campaigns in five high-risk districts. Authorities focus on food safety, surveillance, and healthcare ...

With the bat breeding season approaching, Kerala has ramped up its preventive measures against the Nipah virus (NiV), a deadly zoonotic pathogen that has previously caused multiple outbreaks in the ...

The primary carrier or the source of this virus is the Fruit bats, particularly those of the Pteropus genus. Studies have shown that the Nipah virus can transmit from one individual to another via ...