Nipah virus alert issued in India's Kerala state


  • World
  • Wednesday, 13 Sep 2023

NEW DELHI, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- An alert for Nipah virus has been issued in parts of India's Kerala after two "unnatural deaths" were reported from the southern state and four people were admitted to a government hospital, the state's health officials said on Tuesday.

According to the officials, the four suspected to have contracted Nipah virus included the wife and children of the person who was suspected to have succumbed to the disease on Monday.

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