Maharashtra / Nipah virus found in Mahabaleshwar, claims NIV scientists

Right now the country is battling the corona virus. Maharashtra was at the top of those struggling with it. The struggle was not over yet that Nipah virus has been detected in the caves of Mahabaleshwar in Satara district. The presence of Nipah virus has been confirmed in bats living inside a cave in the forests of Mahabaleshwar, popularly known as Mini Kashmir of Maharashtra. The local people of Mahabaleshwar are upset due to this, while the local collector's office and the forest department have no information about it.

In March 2020, scientists at the National Institute of Virology (NIV), Pune, took swab samples from the throats of bats in a cave in Mahabaleshwar. After examining the sample, it was found that Nipah virus has been found in the swabs of bats. The team of scientists was led by Dr. Pragya Yadav was doing it. Dr. According to Pragya Yadav, earlier Nipah virus was not found in any bats of Maharashtra. Nipah virus can be fatal if spread to humans. There is no cure for Nipah virus yet, so the risk of death is 65 to 100 percent.

People in Mahabaleshwar of Pachgani area are worried after the news of Nipah virus. The livelihood of the people of this region is based on tourism. But the district collector's office and the forest department were not aware that the NIV scientists had taken swab samples of bats from Mahabaleshwar. There. If Nipah virus was found in bats, then the question is now arising that why this report was suppressed for a year? Why is it being made public after a year.

When Mahadev Mohite, Deputy Conservator of Forests of Satara District Forest Department was asked about this, he said that we have not yet received information that Nipah virus has been found in the swabs of bats in the caves of Mahabaleshwar. Scientists have not given us any information about this. We have not received any such report till now.

Meanwhile, Dr. Mahesh Gaikwad has said that people need not panic about this. Nipah virus is found in Indonesia, Malaysia and the North-East. Nipah virus has not yet been found in bats in Maharashtra. This can be discussed only after reading the full report that NIV has released.

Dr. Mahesh Gaikwad says that Nipah virus is especially found in bats of Malaysia. When bats eat the fruit and throw it down and if a human eats it, then it can be infected with Nipah virus. That's why people should not go to the place where they have a lot of bats in the forests. Or one should not throw stones at those trees where there are more fruits and bats too.

Satara District Collector Shekhar Singh said that at present Mahabaleshwar-Pachgani tourist destination has been closed. But there is no danger of Nipah virus. We are preparing to open both these tourist places soon. The wave of corona is decreasing. Soon we will start tourism in limited quantity keeping in mind the safety for the common people. According to the report of NIV, Nipah virus has been found, but there is no need to be afraid of it.

Let us tell you that Nipah virus is usually found in fruit bats i.e. fruit bats. The scary thing is that there is no cure for it. Death can occur but it depends on the stage of infection. Nipah virus is included in the list of top ten viruses of WHO. There are many reasons why Nipah virus is dangerous. Let us know about them.

The incubation period of Nipah virus is very long. Sometimes it can even be 45 days. This means that by the time a person comes to know about Nipah infection, he has already infected many people with it. He goes on infecting people unknowingly. It also infects many species of animals.

Nipah virus spreads through direct contact. It can also spread by sharing food with an infected person. It causes shortness of breath, cough, tiredness and pain in the infected person. Apart from this, symptoms like meningitis are seen. Due to high fever, the brain swells and the person dies.