Thursday, 9 August 2018

PRO/AH/EDR> Nipah virus - India (17): (KL) WHO

Nipah/Hendra Virus -- India
Government response
- A multidisciplinary central team from the National Centre for Disease Control was sent to Kerala to investigate and respond, in close coordination with state government officials.
- More than 2600 contacts were identified and followed up during the outbreak. All symptomatic contacts were investigated and tested for NiV.
- Syndromic surveillance was enhanced in Kerala State. Hospital and community surveillance were also strengthened in Kerala. The Virus Research

Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?5956295&promed&0

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