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Mangaluru: Nipah virus threat – Checkpoint set up at Talapady border

  •   Sat, Sep 16 2023 10:09:20 PM

Mohan Kuthar

Daijiworld Media Network – Mangaluru (EP)

Mangaluru, Sep 16: The vehicles approaching from three districts of Kerala were checked under the leadership of district officer at Talapady, Kerala-Karnataka border in view of the Nipah virus scare.

The team in the leadership of health officers and ASHA workers tested the temperatures of passengers arriving from three Kerala districts at Talapady checkpoint from 9 am on Saturday September 16. Passengers in nearly 60 vehicles from KL 9, KL 10, KL 11, Kozhikode and Calicut were subjected to thermal scanning. None of the passengers were found to be suffering from fever till evening.

District health officer Dr Navin Chandra Kulal, taluk health officer Dr Sujay Bhandary, community health officers Dr Gopi Prakash, Dr Anita and ASHA workers took part.

“The mobile numbers and documents of those who are suffering from fever will be obtained. Those persons will be kept under tracking. As the quarantine process is in progress at Vadakara district, passengers from Kerala are opposing the tests. Yet tests need to be conducted after persuasion. Inspection of vehicles arriving from other districts, besides these three districts, was also conducted,” said Dr Gopi Prakash, community health officer, Kotekar primary health centre.

 

 

 
  

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  • vishnu bhat, bangalore

    Sun, Sep 17 2023

    periodic drama

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  • Flavian, Mangalore/Kuwait

    Sun, Sep 17 2023

    @ Monty Dotor, Mangalore Sun, Sep 17 2023 Thanks for the information.🙏

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  • Monty Dotor, Mangalore

    Sun, Sep 17 2023

    Nipah is a zoonotic virus that spreads from fruit bat droppings. The mortality is high around 40% (compared to Covid - less than 1%). There is no vaccine. Monoclonal antibodies can cure but the treatment is very costly. Human to human transmission is usually through body fluids and less due to droplets so healhtcare workers, and those in close contact are more susceptible. During festival times better avoid crowded places. Be Happy, Be Healthy.

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  • Rudolf Rodrigues, Mumbai -Mangalore

    Sun, Sep 17 2023

    Monty; one cannot underestimate it's spread by droplets too::: "As per the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) Director General, Dr Rajiv Bahl, Nipah virus can spread by respiratory droplets and has a fatality rate of 40 to 70 per cent."

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  • k b r, Mangala Uru

    Sun, Sep 17 2023

    all virus want to visit so called model state of vijaya ....

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  • Anil Fernandes, Mumbai

    Sat, Sep 16 2023

    Sad to see the persons carrying out the temperature checks are not taking the basic precaution of donning the face mask properly to protect against the respiratory virus. Please protect yourself.

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  • RK, Mangalore / doha

    Sun, Sep 17 2023

    They are treating passengers like they are Criminals

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  • k b r, Mangala Uru

    Sun, Sep 17 2023

    pandemic is worse than criminals ...

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  • Lyn, Mangalore

    Mon, Sep 18 2023

    The keralites coming into mangalore and infecting everyone during covid is a prime example of how they speed viruses faster than termites. Of course mangalore hs to be more vigilant. There are many more ways to enter mangalore I'm sure. Why dont the mangalore authorities just shut all educational institutions like Kerala for a bit till this is controlled.

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  • Rudolf Rodrigues, Mumbai -Mangalore

    Sun, Sep 17 2023

    Since there is heavy flow of people from the neighbourhoring state both by public and private transport, it's almost impossible to contain a droplet transmitted virus!! IMHO, immunocompromised and those with comorbidities are most susceptible to the virus!!

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