CLINICAL ALERT — West Nile Fever Returns to Kerala: What…

CLINICAL ALERT — West Nile Fever Returns to Kerala: What Every Doctor in India Must Know Published: June 2026 | Category: Infectious Disease, Public Health, Neurology | TALMedora Editorial An alert against West Nile fever has been sounded in Kerala after several persons tested positive for the disease across three districts: Malappuram, Kozhikode and Thrissur. Over 12 confirmed cases have been reported and health officials in neighbouring Karnataka have also been placed on high alert with intensified vigilance at the Kerala border. With monsoon approaching, every clinician in South India needs to be aware. The West Nile Virus was first isolated in a woman in the West Nile district of Uganda in 1937 and was later identified in birds in the Nile Delta region in 1953. It is commonly found in Africa, Europe, the Middle East, North America and West Asia. The fever was first detected in Kerala in 2011. Business WireMedscape The disease is spread by the Culex species of mosquitoes. Human infection is most often the result of bites from