In March 2025, the Advisory Committee on Dangerous Pathogens (ACDP) advised that clade I mpox no longer meets the criteria for a high consequence infectious disease (HCID) and recommended derogation.

Kerala is battling a Nipah virus outbreak with two confirmed cases in Malappuram and Palakkad. 383 contacts are being ...

It also said that in view of a confirmed case of Nipah in the district, the public should be vigilant, those in containment ...