Nipah Scare: 5 in isolation, 311 under observation in Kerala

Nipah Scare: 5 in isolation, 311 under observation in Kerala Last May, the Nipah virus attack took away 12 lives, with 22 positive cases reported from Kozhikode and Malappuram districts, a panic has gripped the state ever since Tuesday after the single case of Nipah was confirmed. Besides a Kerala youth being treated for testing positive for Nipah virus, state Health Minister K.K. It was on Tuesday that the youth tested positive and since then the state Health Department has launched a massive programme to ensure that adequate advisories were issued. Last May, the Nipah virus attack took away 12 lives, with 22 positive cases reported from Kozhikode and Malappuram districts, a panic has gripped the state ever since Tuesday after the single case of Nipah was confirmed.