CONTACT LIST OF SUSPECTED NIPAH PATIENTS 350, 50% HIGH-RISK

Nipah virus is a rare and highly contagious virus that causes severe respiratory and neurological symptoms, including fever, headache, sore throat, and sometimes encephalitis

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The contact list of suspected Nipah patients in Kerala has grown to about 350, with 50% of them in the high-risk category, said Kozhikode District Collector A. Geetha on Wednesday. The district collector sought to allay fears of children at risk of catching the virus at schools, saying that the government will soon arrange online classes in areas declared "containment zones".

Earlier on Tuesday, the state Health department had issued an alert for Kannur, Wayanad and Malappuram districts after the confirmation of Nipah infection in Kozhikode.