Chandipura virus
Coverage of Chandipura virus in the Nexus archive.
- Centre deploys national joint response team to support States facing a Chandipura virus outbreak
The Centre has deployed a national joint response team comprising disease control, medical, and animal husbandry experts to Gujarat and Rajasthan to address a Chandipura virus outbreak. Sandflies are confirmed as established vectors, but scientists are investigating the role of other insects and domestic animals in transmission.
- 22 children die of Chandipura virus in Gujarat this monsoon
22 children have died from the Chandipura virus in Gujarat this monsoon. Gujarat has reported 184 suspected cases, with 35 confirmed positive cases and 11 results pending, according to Health Minister Praful Panseriya.
- Rajasthan steps up surveillance as two deceased girls' reports test positive for Chandipura virus
Rajasthan has intensified surveillance after two deceased girls tested positive for Chandipura virus, an emerging vector-borne pathogen that primarily affects children under 15 and causes fever, flu-like symptoms, and acute encephalitis.
- Child with Chandipura virus infection dies in Gujarat's Sabarkantha
A child in Gujarat's Sabarkantha died from Chandipura virus infection. The virus, part of the Rhabdoviridae family, is linked to acute encephalitis syndrome.