Nipah virus is a particularly dangerous infectious agent, causing acute encephalitis, rapidly progressing respiratory failure ...
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Baby Nkanu - Negligence or Meningitis?

Condolences First, I must express my heartfelt condolences to Chimamanda Adichie, her Husband, Dr Ivara Esege, and their whole family, on the very sad death of their beloved son, Nkanu Nnamdi. The ...
The Kano State Government, through the Kano State Centre for Disease Control, has conducted case management activities, community sensitisation and sample collection in Gamji Village, Garko Local ...
There is no cure for polio, but it can be prevented. Danielle Grant, MD, of Texas Children’s Pediatrics, shares more about ...
Nipah virus has a death rate ranging from 45 to 75 per cent, and there is no vaccine or medical treatment available for ...
Nipah virus outbreak: Nipah virus, a rare but deadly zoonotic disease, is highly infectious and fatal and there is no ...
As the deadly virus grabs headlines, a professor shared his thoughts.
Health authorities have renewed attention on the Nipah virus, a rare but deadly infectious disease that causes periodic ...
There are no approved drugs or vaccines for the Nipah virus infection; a range of candidate products is under different stages of development, according to WHO ...
India is working to contain a Nipah virus outbreak in West Bengal, with confirmed cases and over 100 people quarantined.