Nipah outbreak suspected in Kerala

Kerala Health Minister Veena George on Saturday convened a high-level meeting to take steps to prevent a Nipah outbreak in the State.

The meeting was convened in the wake of an outbreak of the virus infection that was suspected in northern Malappuram



district.

According to local media reports, a boy from Malappuram, who is under treatment in a private hospital in neighbouring Kozhikode, was suspected to have symptoms of Nipah and his samples were sent to a central lab for a detailed scientific examination.