WHO says no new cases of Nipah virus detected in India since Sept 15
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Staff putting up a sign that reads "Nipah isolation ward, entry strictly prohibited" at a hospital for suspected Nipah virus patients in Kozhikode district, Kerala, in September.
PHOTO: REUTERS
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NEW DELHI – No fresh cases of the deadly Nipah virus have been detected since Sept 15
The virus, known for its mortality rate of 70 per cent, has claimed two lives out of the six people
It was the sixth outbreak in India since 2001.
All the infected people were males aged between nine and 45 and were reported within the Kozhikode district of Kerala, the WHO said, citing India’s Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
There is no vaccine for Nipah, which spreads through contact with infected animals such as bats and pigs. REUTERS
