The Kerala government is searching for the source and place where the index case of the Nipah virus outbreak was infected. They are seeking details of the patient s mobile tower locations and collecting bat samples to determine the viral load. Contact tracing is being conducted for the sixth person infected, while 94 samples have tested negative.
An outbreak of the Nipah virus in Kerala, India has caused panic. The virus, transmitted by fruit bats, is potentially fatal and can cause respiratory illness, fever, muscular pain, and other symptoms. The Kerala government has decided to test everyone on the high-risk contact list of infected individuals. Here are the latest updates.
Health Minister Veena George who presided over the meeting directed the local body heads to adopt all possible measures for the maximum circulation of governments’ safety instructions on social media for better reach and public awareness.