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NIV Teams To Arrive In Kerala Following Nipah Confirmation; Virus Is Bangladesh Variant: Health Minister Veena George
Credit: Zee News- Published on September 13, 2023
Responding to a query regarding the Nipah infection in the assembly, State Health Minister Veena George said that the virus strain seen in Kerala was the Bangladesh variant that spreads from human to human and has a high mortality rate.
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Published on September 13, 2023 - 03:01
Nipah virus in Kerala is reportedly a Bangladesh variant with โhigh mortality rateโ | Oneindia News
On Wednesday, the Kerala government said in the assembly that the Nipah virus, which has killed two people out of four infected, was a strain of the Bangladesh variant. Kerala Health Minister Veena George said that the variant has a high mortality rate but was less infectious. George confirmed that the recent โunnatural deathsโ in the state's Kozhikode district were a result of the virus. As per reports, one of the people affected with the virus died this month, while the other death occurred on August 30. This is the fourth Nipah outbreak in Kerala since 2018. Out of 23 infected people, 21 died when Kerala first reported the Nipah outbreak in 2018.
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