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Karnataka issues surveillance guidelines to prevent spread of Nipah virus; directs hospitals to ensure adequate stocks of PPE kits, VTM, and other accessories. Private hospitals, nursing homes, and clinics asked to report suspected cases to DHO. Check posts set up at entry points from Karnataka to Kerala; fever surveillance intensified…

Only those with fever, who have travel history to Kozhikode, and have come in direct contact with a person who tested positive for Nipah, should be considered as potentially vulnerable to the infection, the government stated.

Teams from NIV, Pune arrive in Kerala to set up mobile lab to test for Nipah. State Health Minister Veena George confirms Bangladesh variant of virus with high mortality rate. ICMR to fly down monoclonal antibodies for treatment.

Public health communication about different routes of transmission of monkeypox virus is critical, especially as demographics can change