#Ebola: DRC confirmed 37 new cases on 6/24; 5 of them are already dead. It brings their outbreak total to 1,155 confirmed cases & 304 deaths to date. It looks like the numbers of case contacts who been identified & are being followed is rising a bit. Welcome news. https://t.co/YVl4fR0cMk
The Democratic Republic of Congo said on Saturday the number of confirmed Ebola cases in the country had risen to 956, including 247 deaths. https://t.co/pwxxyeQ8xv https://t.co/pwxxyeQ8xv
So far, none of the identified contacts have reported symptoms.
Nipah has a high fatality rate and no approved vaccine, but Kerala has successfully contained every outbreak since 2018.
🦠 KERALA ON HIGH ALERT AFTER NIPAH VIRUS DETECTION
Kerala has activated emergency containment measures after a confirmed case of the highly fatal Nipah Virus was detected.
📌 Nipah Virus is a zoonotic disease that spreads from animals to humans and can also spread through human-to-human contact.
📌 Fruit bats of the Pteropodidae family are the natural reservoir of the virus.
📌 The disease has a very high fatality rate, ranging from 40% to 75%, depending on the outbreak and healthcare response.
📌 There is currently no approved vaccine or specific antiviral treatment available for Nipah Virus infection.
📌 Health authorities have initiated contact tracing, surveillance, isolation, and monitoring of high-risk individuals to prevent community transmission.
📌 Kerala has experienced multiple Nipah outbreaks in recent years, making disease surveillance a critical public health priority.
🎯 UPSC/RAS Relevance:
• Nipah Virus
• Zoonotic Diseases
• Public Health Infrastructure
• Disease Surveillance
• One Health Approach
• Epidemiology
💡 Prelims Fact:
The first recognized outbreak of Nipah Virus occurred in Malaysia in 1998 and was named after Kampung Sungai Nipah village.
📝 Mains Angle:
"Emerging zoonotic diseases pose a serious threat to public health security. Examine the challenges and suggest measures to strengthen India's disease surveillance and response mechanisms."
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Los virus más letales:
1. Rabia - 100%
2. Herpes B - 80%
3. Virus de Lujo - 80%
4. Nipah - 40-75%
5. Hendra - 57%
6. Ébola - 50%
7. Marburgo - 50%
Los más letales no siempre se propagan más. Lo peligroso no es solo su letalidad: Es la facilidad con la que se propaga.
Kerala has learned how to contain Nipah quickly. But it still does not know exactly how the virus keeps spilling over.
A 43-year-old man from Kozhikode is critically ill with a suspected Nipah infection, triggering contact tracing and containment measures.
Since the first outbreak in 2018, Kerala has built one of India’s strongest outbreak response systems. Yet scientists still do not know the precise route through which Nipah moves from fruit bats to humans, writes @KAShaji123 .
https://t.co/Hm4pQ5rHTm
#NipahVirus
#Kerala
#Kozhikode
#PublicHealth
#OneHealth
#ZoonoticDiseases
#FruitBats
#DiseaseSurveillance
#EmergingInfections
#OutbreakPreparedness
🦇 Do you know?
Nipah Virus has a mortality rate of 40 - 75% and can spread from animals to humans, and between humans.
With Kerala on alert, revise this important UPSC topic👇
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El sarampión no perdona caídas de la vacunación.
Durante el fin de semana, Bangladesh documentó más de 1.300 casos de sarampión y 2 muertes, lo que eleva, en menos de tres meses, el recuento del país a ~71.000, con 585 muertes desde que comenzó el brote en marzo.
The Bundibugyo virus disease (BVD) is one of the six species of Ebola and can be very serious.
But with the right preventive measures, we can reduce the risk of infection and protect ourselves, our families, and our communities.
Learn the signs and symptoms, follow public health guidance, and help stop the spread. Communities coming together can save lives.
#AfricaResponds #EbolaResponse
Ruanda sufre un brote de casos del virus de Marburgo, una fiebre hemorrágica viral similar al ébola. Posiblemente sea el cuarto o quinto mayor brote de Marburgo de la historia. Hay 26 casos y 6 muertes hasta el momento, con posible propagación en los centros de atención médica.
Hola Rocío
Aunque con los virus “casi todo” puede suceder, sí sabemos la forma de propagación del Ébola… y es a través de contacto directo con fluidos corporales de la persona infectada -orina, sangre, saliva, semen, vomito,…- y superficies de contacto.
Solo es contagioso cuando la persona presenta síntomas.
No se propaga ni por aire, ni por agua, ni alimentos.
Especialistas de la Facultad de Medicina analizarán el impacto global y los retos epidemiológicos del "Virus del Ébola: el desafío mundial" 🔬
🌍 Acompáñanos este jueves 4 de junio a las 14:00 horas a través de los canales oficiales de +Salud FacMed. ¡Te esperamos! 🩺✨
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🎙️ Andrea Meraz nos comparte el reporte. 🩺🛡️ La Secretaría de Salud emitió un aviso epidemiológico por brote del virus Ébola. 🔴 Se activó una alerta de viaje nivel rojo y ya hay protocolos de atención listos en unidades clínicas. 🌍
#PorLaMañana con Manuel Feregrino (@ConFeregrino).