A Breakthrough In Nipah Virus Research

This will also help test the effectiveness of preventing the entry of Nipah in target cells. IMAGE: Field lab assistants anaesthetise a bat at a field laboratory as they research the Nipah virus.......

Nipah Is Keeping Kerala Tourists At Bay

The tourism industry expects a short-term impact, as it is counting on the state's proven expertise in managing such crises. IMAGE: A lady at the Ernakulam Medical College in Kochi wears a mask in......

Nipah mortality rate much higher than Covid, says ICMR

India has reached out to Australia for procuring 20 more doses of monoclonal antibody for the treatment of Nipah virus infection amid cases being reported from Kerala, Indian Council of Medical......

Antidote against Nipah reaches Kerala; expert panel to decide further action

In the wake of the Nipah outbreak in Kozhikode district of Kerala, Indian Council of Medical Research has delivered the antibody requested by the state to combat the deadly virus. A mobile......

Will India's Covaxin be world's first COVID-19 drug?

'We need to prove to the world that quality vaccines and R&D are possible in India.' *Photograph: Carl Recine/Reuters. Dr Krishna Ella, chairman and MD, Bharat Biotech, is the man of the moment.......

How IITs are gearing up to fight COVID-19 menace

While some researchers are developing prototypes for ventilators to overcome their shortage, others have teamed up to develop testing kits. IITs across the country have joined the fight against......