Bengaluru: Five districts in Karnataka have been placed on high alert after the Nipah virus reappeared in neighboring Kerala.
The Ministry of Health and the Welfare of the State Family on Tuesday issued an advisor to direct a special focus on supervision and preparedness in the district bordering Kerala – Dakshina Kannada, Udupi, Mysore, Kodajanagar.
Nipah Virus (NIV) is a zoonotic disease that appears.
According to the World Health Organization, viruses can be transmitted to humans from animals (bats or pigs), or contaminated foods; It can also be forwarded directly from humans to humans.
Symptoms include acute respiratory diseases and fatal encephalitis, in addition to fever, headaches, coughing and throat.
At present, there is no treatment or vaccine available to the Nipah virus both for humans or animals.
The main treatment for humans is supportive care.
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“Ribavirin, antivirus, may have a role in reducing mortality between patients with encephalitis …,” said the advisor issued by Jawaid Akhtar, the Head of Secretary, Health and Welfare of Additional Family.
The adviser said the arrival of Kerala must be monitored for symptoms such as fever, changing mental status, severe weakness, headaches, respiratory pressure, coughing, vomiting, muscle pain, seizures and diarrhea.
Five districts have also been told to launch drive public awareness.
Systematic surveillance system is needed to identify the encephalitis case cluster for early detection of the Nipah outbreak, the adviser said.
Furthermore, the appropriate sample must be collected with all the necessary precautions and sent to the National Virology Institute, Pune, for laboratory confirmation.
Health Minister K Sudhakar said: “Thick vegetation in Kerala can be one of the reasons for re-coating infection.
There are no cases reported in Karnataka.”