Central Team In Kerala To Visit Nipah-Affected Areas
Malappuram: A central team came to Kerala on Wednesday to visit the Niph -affected areas and coordinate the preventive efforts in the two northern regions.
Union, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare appointed by the national joint epidemic intervention team, Nipah to examine the situation, to report to the center and preventive measures to help the state visited the Malackpuram region, he said.
In addition to Malackpuram, a phenomenon of Nipah infection other than the neighboring Palakkad region was reported.
In an official statement, Dr. Pranay Verma, the National Disease Control Center (NCDC) and Public Health Specialist Dr. Pranay Verma, leads the 10 -member expert team.
The team also includes ICMR-National Virology Institute, Pune, Wildlife Experts, Veterinary Consultants and Experts from the Animal Welfare Department.
The Regional Medical Officer (DMO) met DR R RENUKA and made discussions.
Another National Institute of Virology (NIV), which consists of eight members led by DR E Dilip Patil, will come to the region to watch soon
Survey bats.
The statement, this team is currently in Palakkad.
Meanwhile, Palakkad native, who is infected with the Nipah virus, continues to stay at the government Medical College in Kozhikode.
Another patient, a malackpuram native, succumbed to virus infection last week.
State Health Minister Veena George said that there are currently 498 people in the Nipah communication list in Kerala.
203 people in Malappuram, 116 Kozhikode, 177 Palakkad and two Ernakulam said.
Recently, a 78 -year -old woman on the contact list of a person who died of virus infection in Malappuram appeared to be negative.
During a high -level meeting on Wednesday, the Minister ordered the preventive measures to continue until September according to the Nipah calendar.
