Solider dies in Kolkata due to suspected Nipah virus
Nipah virus
The Nipah virus, which is spread by fruit bats and pigs, can cause a communicable disease that can be fatal for both animals and humans
A solider on Wednesday died in Kolkata due to suspected Nipah virus infection which has left a total of 14 dead in Kerala till now, reports said.
As per reports, the soldier was from Kerala and was posted at Fort William. He was admitted to the hospital on April 20 and died on Sunday.
The brain-damaging infection first broke out in Kerala. The state government has also issued an advisory, asking travelers to avoid visiting the four districts of Kozhikode, Malappuram, Wayanad, and Kannur.
The Nipah virus, which is spread by fruit bats and pigs, can cause a communicable disease that can be fatal for both animals and humans.
A fresh round of tests have begun to trace the origin of the infection, a health official said on Monday. The initial tests on animals suspected of carrying the Nipah virus showed no sign of the disease.
All animal samples, including those from bats, cattle, goats and pigs from Kerala, sent to the National Institute of High-Security Animal Diseases, in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, were negative for Nipah, said animal husbandry officer A Mohandas.
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No confirmed cases of the virus have been found outside the state. However, Goa, Maharashtra, Himachal, Chhatisgarh and many other states have been put on high alert.
There is no vaccine for the virus, which is spread through body fluids and can cause encephalitis, or inflammation of the brain, the World Health Organization (WHO) says.
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has banned imports of fresh vegetables and fruits from Kerala where 13 people have died due to an outbreak of the rare brain-damaging Nipah virus, the Gulf state said on Tuesday.
Last week, the UAE consulate in Kerala advised travelers to take precautions and follow safety instructions issued by the Indian authorities.
The Gulf state has also banned imports of live animals from South Africa, based on a notification from the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) of the registration of Rift Valley Fever disease, the ministry said.
South Africa's Department of Agriculture said on May 16 that an outbreak of the disease had been confirmed in sheep on a single farm in the central Free State province and that further investigations were being conducted.