Kerala On High Alert After Kozhikode Man Tests Positive For Nipah Virus

Kozhikode: Kerala is on high alert after a 43-year-old man from Feroke, near here, tested positive for Nipah virus infection on Thursday. The state health department officials have launched emergency containment and contact-tracing measures across the district. The patient, who is undergoing treatment at Kozhikode Government Medical College Hospital, had earlier tested positive in a preliminary examination conducted at the hospital laboratory. The positive result has now been confirmed, prompting the health department to intensify...