WHO says no new cases of Nipah virus detected since Sept 15

Staff members install a sign reading “Nipah isolation ward, entry strictly prohibited” at a hospital where a ward is being prepared for suspected Nipah virus patients in Kozhikode district, Kerala, India, September 12, 2023. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights

No fresh cases of the deadly Nipah virus have been detected since Sept. 15 in India’s southern state of Kerala, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday.

In its sixth outbreak in the country since 2001 this year, the virus, known for its 70% mortality rate, has claimed two lives out of the six who were infected in a span of few days in September, sending the state government scrambling to contain the spread.

Source: https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/who-says-no-new-cases-nipah-virus-detected-since-sept-15-2023-10-03/

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