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Antibodies of Nipah Virus found in India
June 25 , 2021
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- A survey by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and the National Institute of Virology has picked up samples with the possible presence of antibodies against the Nipah virus in some bat species.
- The samples were from a cave in Mahabaleshwar, Maharashtra.
- The survey was aimed at studying the prevalence of the Nipah virus (NiV) in bats of India.
- It is considered as one of the top-10 global priority list pathogens identified by the World Health Organization (WHO).
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- India has experienced four NiV outbreaks.
- The most recent outbreak started in Kerala in 2018.
- Nipah is considered dangerous as there is no medicine or vaccines and the death rate among those affected is high.
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