While the doctors managed to find the index patient, what was more challenging for Dr Anoop and his team, was to establish the connection between the first Nipah case and the second victim.
An alert was sounded by the Kerala Health Department after two "unnatural" deaths suspected to be of Nipah virus infection were reported in Kozhikode district.
Four people, including three children, who were in contact with the first deceased on August 30 are currently under treatment. The condition of one of the children is said to be critical
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