A short communication of Nipah virus outbreak in India: An urgent rising concern

Uwishema O., Wellington J., Berjaoui C., Muoka K. O., Onyeaka C. V. P., Onyeaka H.

Annals of Medicine and Surgery, cilt.82, 2022 (ESCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 82
  • Basım Tarihi: 2022
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.amsu.2022.104599
  • Dergi Adı: Annals of Medicine and Surgery
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Nipah virus, NiV, India, Outbreak, DATE PALM SAP, PIG-FARMERS, ENCEPHALITIS, TRANSMISSION, BANGLADESH, DIAGNOSIS
  • Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

© 2022In the past two decades, countries like Malaysia, Singapore, Bangladesh, and India have recorded several cases of Nipah virus (NiV) infection. Following the 2018 NiV outbreak in the Kozhikode district of Kerala, India that claimed 17 lives, there has been a recent re-emergence of the virus in the same district, causing the recently reported death of a 12-year-old boy. Accordingly, population panic has heightened as inhabitants of these areas try to together combat the existing COVID-19 pandemic alongside the emerging NiV infection. Although the rate of transmission of NiV is low as compared to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), scientists suggest a higher mortality rate from NiV infection. In this manuscript, we aim to discuss the NiV infection in India as well as suggest recommendations to contain and ameliorate the severe impact of the virus on affected populations.