Deaths resulting from Nipah virus an infection had been reported in Kozhikode district in 2018 and 2021.
Thiruvananthapuram:
The Kerala Well being Division sounded a well being alert in Kozhikode district on Monday following two “unnatural” deaths suspected to be as a result of Nipah virus an infection.
State Well being Minister Veena George held a high-level assembly and reviewed the state of affairs, the well being division mentioned in an announcement on Monday night time.
It mentioned two “unnatural” deaths following fever had been reported from a non-public hospital, and it’s suspected that these had been as a result of Nipah virus.
Family of one of many deceased are additionally admitted to the intensive care unit, it mentioned.
Deaths resulting from Nipah virus an infection had been reported in Kozhikode district in 2018 and 2021.
The primary Nipah virus (NiV) outbreak in south India was reported from Kozhikode on Might 19, 2018.
In accordance with the World Well being Group (WHO), Nipah virus an infection is a zoonotic sickness that’s transmitted to individuals from animals and will also be transmitted by means of contaminated meals or instantly from person-to-person.
Amongst contaminated individuals, it causes a spread of sicknesses, from asymptomatic (subclinical) an infection to acute respiratory sickness and deadly encephalitis.
The virus also can trigger extreme illness in animals comparable to pigs, leading to vital financial losses for farmers, WHO mentioned.
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