Lok Sabha Question No. 613 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-20
Subject: Nipah Virus
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: GAJANAN CHANDRAKANT KIRTIKAR, ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN, KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH, M. B. RAJESH, SURESH KODIKUNNIL, RAMACHANDRAN MULLAPPALLY, SUDHEER GUPTA, ADVOCATE NARENDRA KESHAV SAWAIKAR, ANTO  ANTONY, BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO, VIJAY KUMAR S.R., Tejpratap Singh,Yadav, RANJANBEN BHATT, NAGARAJAN P., T.G. VENKATESH BABU, T. RADHAKRISHNAN, S. RAJENDRAN, ASHWINI KUMAR, ANJU BALA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 613 th

TO BE ANSWERED ON 20 JULY, 2018

## NIPAH VIRUS

## 613. SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR:

SHRI ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN:

KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH:

SHRI M.B. RAJESH:

SHRI KODIKUNNIL SURESH:

SHRI MULLAPPALLY RAMACHANDRAN:

SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:

ADV. NARENDRA KESHAV SAWAIKAR:

SHRI ANTO ANTONY:

SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO:

SHRI S.R. VIJAYAKUMAR:

SHRI TEJ PRATAP SINGH YADAV:

SHRIMATI RANJANBEN BHATT:

SHRI P. NAGARAJAN:

SHRI VENKATESH BABU T.G.:

SHRI T. RADHAKRISHNAN:

SHRI S. RAJENDRAN:

SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR:

SHRIMATI ANJU BALA:

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government's attention has been drawn to the outbreak of the deadly Nipah virus in some parts of the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (c) the number of persons affected and died due to said virus;
- (d) whether the Government has sent any central teams t o the affected areas and if so, the details thereof;
- (e) whether any other assistance has been given to the affected States by the Union Government and if so, the details thereof; and
- (f) the steps taken/being taken by the Governm nt to eradicate such type of virus from the country?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SMT. ANUPRIYA PATEL )

(a) to (c): Yes.As on 16July, 2018, 19 cases and 17 deaths have been report ed from two districts in Kerala, as under:

| District   |   Cases |   Deaths |
|------------|---------|----------|
| Kozhikode  |      15 |       14 |
| Malappuram |       4 |        3 |
| Total      |      19 |       17 |

The disease spread from bats. No new case/death has been reported since 1 st June 2018 . Out of a total 337 samples tested for Nipah virus, 18 samples tested positive and 319 tested negative for Nipah virus.  2 patients tested positive were successfully treated. The ind ex casewas a26-year - old male from Kozhikode whose sample was not collected.  He had died on 5 May 2018.

(d): Yes.M ulti - disciplinary central teams comprising of experts from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, National Centre of Disease Control, Department of Health Research, All India Institute of Medica l S ience, Safdarjang Hospital and National Institute of Virology were sent  to  the  affecte d  districts.    The  Department  of  Animal  Husbandry  also  sent  teams  to  th affected districts.

(e) : The  Central Teams  as sisted  the  State  Government  in epidemiological  investigation, contact  tracing, surveillance , technical  support  for  firming  up  treatment protocols,  ventilator management,  infection prevention  and  control  measures  and  use  of  Personal  Protection Equipments ( PPE ). The Teams also assisted the State Government for r isk communication tothe community,  public,  stakeholders  and otherpartners.Training  was  given  to  specialists  on ventilator management protocol at Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi from 28 May 2018 to 2 June, 2018. The National Institute of Virology (NIV) Branch at Alappuzha was activated with full complement of trained staff drawn fr om NIV, Pune.The Virus Research Diagnostic Laboratory at  Manipal  Hospital  and  the  N ational  Institute  of  Virology conduct ed  laboratory  testing.  The State was also supported with 5000 units of advanced PPEs and 100 Body bags. The Indian Council  of  Medical  Research  facilitated  import  or  monoclonal  antibodies  for  post  expo prophylaxis. Samples were collected from all suspected reservoirs of infections and tested.

(f): The Government is committed towards prevention control a nd management of Zoono tic diseases.  As per protocols relating to the outbreak, surveillance is continui ng for 4 2 days from the last detected case .