PRO/AH/EDR> Nipah virus – India: (KL)

Nipah/Hendra Virus — India
A 23-year-old college student [in Kochi, Kerala] has been confirmed to be infected with the Nipah virus while 86 others are under medical observation, Kerala Health Minister KK Shailaja said [4 Jun 2019].
The results of blood samples of the student, which were tested at the National Institute of Virology (NIV) in Pune, have confirmed Nipah [virus], she said. The result came this morning [4 Jun 2019], she added. Earlier, blood samples examined at 2 virology institutes — Manipal Institute of