The advent of Nipah virus in Kerala has
raised concerns about the State’s preparedness to tackle any medical exigencies
due to the outbreak of any virus attack in future. Kerala already has an
‘Institute of Virology and Infectious Diseases’ at Alappuzha but why were the
resources not utilised or does it exist just on paper?
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Every State should be well informed of the potential new threats
identified by established National/International Health Organization.
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Timely alerts should be triggered on any new incident report.
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Prompt, swift and if possible, facility to test blood samples should be
available within the State itself saving time to pinpoint the virus/disease.
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In most of the cases the treatment is limited to supportive care only,
so we need to concentrate on more precautionary measures and awareness to
prevent the spread of the diseases and ensure minimum loss of life, both human
and livestock.
May 2018 -- things have not changed much March 2020 - Corona virus Pandemic 2020
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