Public health specialists point out that while Kerala is seeing sixth outbreak, there is a possibility of higher viral shedding of Nipah among bats as compared to previous years.
There are a total of 543 people in the Nipah contact list in the state, of which 36 people are in the highest risk category. An alert has been issued to hospitals in 6 districts.
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By Jose Devasia KOCHI, India (Reuters) - A 24-year-old student has died from the Nipah virus in the southern Indian state of Kerala, a local medical official said on Monday, and 151 people who came
A five-member central team including experts from the National Centre for Disease Control have been stationed in Kerala to take stock of the situation.
Nipah virus has killed 2 and 3 more have tested positive in Kerala. Fruit bats from Maruthonkara had tested positive for the virus during an outbreak in 2018, the state’s first.
Nipah virus was first identified in Malaysia in 1998. Cases such as the recent death of a boy in Kerala, India have raised concernsthat it could mutate.
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