Nipah test results of 13 Individuals in contact list of deceased child to be released on Monday evening

At present, the contact list includes as many as 350 people, with 101 of them categorized as high-risk. Health Minister Veena George said, "The friends of the child have confirmed the Nipah-infected child ate hog plum from a tree in the area. The health minister said, "The state has identified that the Nipah strain found in bats is the same as the strain found in humans. "Although stringent restrictions have only been declared in two panchayats, each individual has a responsibility to prevent the disease from spreading," the Minister reminded. The animal husbandry department’s surveillance team is also conducting field inspections to monitor diseases in domestic animals.