Nipah infected boy dies in Kerala; results of seven others negative

/dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29t/aHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZhbXpuLnRvJTJGM1dxcGxxaw== Nipah infected boy dies in Kerala; results of seven others negative, says minister The 14-year-old boy from Kerala’s Malappuram, who was under treatment here for Nipah infection, died on Sunday. The samples of six friends of the deceased boy and a 68-year-old man turned out to be negative, said Health Minister Veena George. The minister said, “while the six friends were in direct contact with the deceased boy, the 68-year-old man was not. His sample was tested because he was having fever.” Currently, there are 330 people in the contact list out of which 68 are health workers, she added.“There are 101 people in the high-risk category. Seven of them were admitted to the hospital for treatment. None of the family members of the deceased boy are showing any symptoms,” she said. The minister said a detailed route map of the boy will be released soon and those who suspect to have come in contact with him should contact the health department and seek treatment. [Read more](/dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29t/aHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZ0aGVwcmludC5pbiUyRmluZGlhJTJGbmlwYWgtaW5mZWN0ZWQtYm95LWRpZXMtaW4ta2VyYWxhLXJlc3VsdHMtb2Ytc2V2ZW4tb3RoZXJzLW5lZ2F0aXZlLXNheXMtbWluaXN0ZXIlMkYyMTg0NDk4JTJG)  In order to unsubscribe from this mailing list, please click, please Click [here](/dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29t)