The threat of Nipah virus is gradually increasing in India. Cases of Nipah infection have been reported in Kerala. A patient died on Sunday after being infected with Nipah virus in Kerala, he was only 24 years old. Kerala Health Minister Veena George confirmed this. She said that the Nipah infected patient died in a private hospital in Malappuram.
All 175 people who came in contact with the young man who died of Nipah virus in Kerala are being monitored. People who came in contact with the infected patient are being tested. So far, 37 people have tested negative.
175 people are being tracked Veena George said that we are taking necessary precautions. We have decided to track 175 people who came in contact with the deceased. Out of these, 74 are health workers. We have kept 104 people in the high risk category. 10 people have been quarantined, samples of 13 have been sent for testing. Not only this, 16 students who attended the funeral of the victim patient have also been asked to stay in isolation.
Nipah virus is spreading slowly in Kerala. Nipah virus outbreak has been seen in Kerala for the last several years. Information about Nipah virus antibodies in bats in Kozhikode, Wayanad, Malappuram, Idukki, Ernakulam was revealed in a research.