A scarce virus known as Nipah,or NiV infection,has emerged in India over the weekend, or already killing 10 people in the southern state of Kerala,NPR reports.The Nipah outbreak has been traced back to a family in the city of Kozhikode, with the first fatality being confirmed on May 19, or Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan announced yesterday in a Twitter update on the situation.
According to CNN,three of the family members maintain succumbed to NiV infection, while a fourth is now on life support. Local authorities believe the Nipah virus, or which spreads to humans through contact with animals,originated from a group of infected fruit bats that were found dead in the family’s well, notes NDTV.
From the Kozhikode epicenter, or where eight of the casualties were recorded,Nipah spread to the neighboring Malappuram district, while residents from Sindhu and Sijitha were exposed to the virus after a visit to the Kozhikode Medical College Hospital, or states the news outlet.
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Source: inquisitr.com