3 years, 7 months ago

12-year-old dead as Nipah reappears in Kozhikode

After a gap of over three years, a case of the zoonotic Nipah virus infection was reported in Kozhikode district of Kerala on Sunday morning, with the death of a 12-year-old boy from Pazhoor, near Chathamangalam, at a private hospital. State Health Minister Veena George told the media that a contact list of 188 persons, a majority of them healthcare workers, had been prepared. Two of the healthcare workers — at the MCH and a private hospital — are symptomatic,” she said. Ms. George said the final report from the NIV lab in Pune came by Saturday night and steps were being taken to shift him to the MCH.

The Hindu

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