After man dies of Nipah virus, six Kerala districts put on alert
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A fresh case of Nipah virus in Kerala’s Palakkad district has raised concerns about the continued presence of the deadly virus, despite sustained containment efforts by health authorities.
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A fresh case of Nipah virus in Kerala’s Palakkad district has raised concerns about the continued presence of the deadly virus, despite sustained containment efforts by health authorities.
The case is of a 58-year-old man from Kumaramputhur, whose tests came positive after his death at a private hospital in Perinthalmanna, Malappuram district, on Saturday night.
The man had been undergoing treatment for fever and other related symptoms when his condition worsened. His samples, sent to the National Institute of Virology (NIV) in Pune, later tested positive for Nipah, making it the second confirmed case in the district.
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