Kozhikode: A 12-year-old boy from Kozhikode Kerala died on Sunday morning after testing the Nipah virus infection.
Reports of new Nipah infections that spread through fruit bat saliva fruit came three years after claiming 17 lives in the state.
“The three samples were collected from children-plasma, CSF (cerebrospinal fluid) and serum – found positively in the test carried out at the National Institute of Virology (NIV) Pune,” said Health Minister George George.
Read Alsokera Records 19,622 new positive cases; TPR is 16.74 per centThiruvananthapuram: Kerala on Monday reported 19,622 new positive cases and 132 deaths related to 192, took Caseload to 40.27,030 and the death toll until 20,673.
The Minister of Health of Veena George said 1.17,216 samples were tested in the last 24 hours and the Test Place (TPR) Wasshe said that the planned action was formulated in a meeting held on Saturday.
“The child died at the hospital around 5am on Sunday.
Other close contacts have not shown symptoms so far.
Child and family contacts have been tracked,” added the minister.
Meanwhile, the Press Information Bureau in a statement said that the 12-year-old boy who presented with the features of the encephalitis and myocarditis was reported on September 3, 2021 from Kozhikode Kerala District.
Read also reported more than 30,000 Covid 4 Days of Case Walking, Kerala recorded 29,836 fresh-fresh infections reported more than 30,000 cases for four consecutive days, Kerala on Sunday recorded 29,836 fresh infections that pushed the total infection at 40.07.408.
The central government rushes the NCDC team to the state, which will reach on Sunday.
The team will provide technical support to the state government.
“Search for active cases in families, families, villages and regions with similar topography (especially malappuram).
Tracing active contacts (for any contact) for the last 12 days.
Strict quarantine of contacts and isolation of suspects and samples collection and transportation for lab testing, “Read statements from the center.
Minister of AK Saseendran, Ahmed Devarkovil and Mohammed Riyas attended an emergency meeting on Saturday along with the district collectors.
The plague of the first Nipah virus in South India was reported in Kozhikode Regency on May 19, 2018.
A total of 18 deaths had been reported in the country until now due to viruses.