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Chandipura virus
July 20 , 2024
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- Six children in Gujarat's Aravalli district are suspected to have died from the Chandipura virus.
- Chandipura virus, aka Chandipura vesiculovirus (CHPV), is an RNA virus belonging to the Rhabdoviridae family.
- It was first identified in 1965 in Chandipura, a village in Maharashtra.
- The virus primarily affects children and has been associated with outbreaks of acute encephalitis in India.
- The virus is primarily transmitted through the bite of infected sandflies (genus Phlebotomus).
- There is no specific antiviral treatment or vaccine for Chandipura virus infection.
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