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IN PHOTOS: Two deaths in Kerala due to Nipah virus
Updated On: 12 September, 2023 07:00 PM IST | Anagha Sawant
On Tuesday, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya confirmed that the two deaths in Kerala`s Kozhikode district have been caused by the the Nipah virus (Pic/PTI and Representative image/iStock)
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On Tuesday, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya confirmed that the two deaths in Kerala`s Kozhikode district have been caused by the the Nipah virus (Pic/PTI and Representative image/iStock)
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Security personnel keep a vigil at a medical college after the Nipah virus alert, in Kozhikode
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People wear masks at a medical college after the Nipah virus alert, in Kozhikode. Two deaths reported from Kerala`s Kozhikode district were caused by Nipah virus
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Mansukh Mandaviya stated that currently four patients suspected to be infected with Nipah virus are under surveillance and their samples have been sent for testing
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The Kerala govt has also issued an alert in the district in the wake of two deaths after a review meeting chaired by State Health Minister Veena George
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Nipah Virus is caused by fruit bats and is potentially fatal to humans as well as animals. Along with respiratory illness
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