Earlier this year, a boy from Malappuram, who was undergoing treatment for Nipah infection, died on July 21, making it the first confirmed case of Nipah virus in Kerala this year.

Kerala's Malappuram district has confirmed its second Nipah virus death within two months. A 24-year-old student from Bengaluru died on September 9 after returning to Naduvath. Five people showing symptoms are quarantined,

In July, a 14-year-old boy from Malappuram district had died after he tested positive for the deadly virus. Strict containment measures were then imposed in the district, and no other infections were reported until now.

Kerala is witnessing a resurgence of the deadly Nipah virus. It is an emerging bat-borne zoonotic disease transmitted to humans through infected animals or food contaminated with saliva, urine, and excreta of infected animals.

Health Minister George said the suspicion of Nipah infection arose after a death investigation conducted by the Regional Medical Officer.

A 24-year-old man in Kerala died after being infected with the Nipah virus. He came in contact with 151 people who have been isolated.

In a concerning development, Kerala Health Minister Veena George announced a 24-year-old man who recently passed away at a private hospital in Malappuram was infected with the Nipah virus. The suspicion of Nipah infection emerged after the Regional Medical Officer conducted an investigation into the death.

A 24-year-old man from Malappuram, Kerala, who passed away on September 9, tested positive for the Nipah virus, confirmed Health Minister Veena George. Following the confirmation, close contacts showing mild symptoms have been isolated,

Malappuram: Kerala Health Minister Veena George on Sunday said that a 24-year-old man who died recently at a private hospital in Malappuram was infected with the Nipah virus. George said the suspicion of Nipah infection arose after a death investigation conducted by the Regional Medical Officer.

The 24-year-old man who died recently at a private hospital in Malappuram was infected with the Nipah virus, Kerala Health Minister Veena George said on Sunday.