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Nipah in bats: 'Do not disturb habitats,' health authorities tell people of Wayanad

October 25, 2023

Nipah in bats: 'Do not disturb habitats,' health authorities tell people of Wayanad

ICMR has detected the presence of Nipah virus in bats in Sulthan Bathery and Mananthavady.

October 25, 2023
ICMR confirms Nipah virus in bat samples collected from Wayanad: Health Minister

The minister said bats carrying the virus are present in the Sulthan Bathery and Mananthavady areas.
October 19, 2023
ICMR confirms Nipah antibody in bat samples collected from Kozhikode, says health min

A team from ICMR, which visited Kozhikode, collected bat samples with the help of experts from the animal husbandry department.
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ICMR is also planning to start work on developing a vaccine against the viral disease.
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The Indian Medical Association, on the other hand, has advised against the indiscriminate use of antibiotics amid rising cases of cough, cold and nausea across the country.
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Avoid antibiotics for low-grade fever, says ICMR amid rise in drug-resistance

The ICMR guidelines stated that antibiotics should be prescribed for a duration of five days for skin and soft tissue infections, five days in case of community-acquired pneumonia and eight days for hospital-acquired pneumonia.
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ICMR planning sero-survey among contacts of monkeypox patients

India so far has reported ten cases of monkeypox.

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