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As the authorities announced on Friday, four other people were confirmed to be infected with the pathogen. Several hundred contacts have also been tested for the virus, the results are still pending, it said. They want to actively search for cases, said Kerala Health Minister Veena George.
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan instructed people to avoid public gatherings in the affected Kozhikode district for the time being. Among other things, there was a major Nipah outbreak in the district in 2018, in which 21 people died. Nipah outbreaks have also occurred in Singapore and Malaysia.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the virus can be transmitted to people from animals such as flying foxes or pigs, but also through contaminated food or directly between people. An infection can therefore remain asymptomatic, but can also lead to acute respiratory problems and life-threatening inflammation of the brain. According to the information, an estimated 40 to 75 percent of those affected die. There is currently no medicine or vaccine against the virus.
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