Nipah Virus (NiV) Outbreak in Kerala

Kerala’s Kozhikode is on high alert as a deadly virus called ‘Nipah’ (NiV) claimed six lives in the state. The fast-spreading virus Nipah reported has a mortality rate of 70 per cent. The central government on Monday sent a multi-disciplinary Central team from the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) to the district in the wake of deaths due to Nipah virus outbreak.
 
 
For more information about ‘Nihap virus (NiV)’ click here; https://www.cdc.gov/vhf/nipah/index.html