Karnataka Nipah Virus News
Health authorities in Kerala have issued an alert in three districts- Kozhikode, Malappuram, and Palakkad after two suspected cases of the Nipah virus were detected. Meanwhile, Kerala Health Minister Veena George informed that the suspected cases of Nipah virus are from Palakkad and Malappuram districts.
A 12-year-old boy died of the Nipah virus infection at Kozhikode in Kerala on September 5.
The test results of eight people, including the child's parents and health care workers, who came in close contact with him, returned negative.
The Kerala government had put the health departments in four districts -- Kozhikode, neighbouring Kannur, Malappuram and Wayanad -- on high alert.
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