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No fresh Nipah case as Kerala fights hard to contain any outbreak
By Ramesh Babu | Kochi
UPDATED ON JUN 06, 2019 12:01 AM IST
Kerala health minister KK Shailaja told reporters that serum and blood samples of five people, who were shifted to isolation wards, will be sent to the National Institute of Virology in Pune.

How the Nipah virus outbreak devastated a family in a Kerala village
By Ramesh Babu | Hindustan Times, Thiruvananthapuram
UPDATED ON MAY 22, 2018 04:59 PM IST
Moosa, who on Monday was also confirmed to have been infected with the Nipah virus , has lost his sons Mohamed Saliah and Mohammed Sadiq and his brother ‘s wife Mariumma. A nurse, Lini, who treated them at a government hospital has died as well.

Nipah virus outbreak in Kerala: All you need to know about the infection
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON MAY 22, 2018 02:21 PM IST
As Kerala reports first outbreak of Nipah virus, here’s a look at the virus, it’s transmission and prevention.