India is currently grappling with a rare outbreak of the Nipah virus, a dangerous disease that has high mortality rate. Taking pre-emptive action against the threat, authorities in the Southern state of Kerala have shut down some schools and offices to halt the spread of the virus.

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India has taken a significant step in its preparedness to combat the dangerous Nipah virus by procuring an additional 20 doses of monoclonal antibodies from Australia.

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The southern Indian state of Kerala has reported five cases of the deadly Nipah virus so far. On Thursday (September 14), Kerala's Health Minister Veena George said, "Since yesterday, we have started contact tracing and 706 people are on the contact list.

Nipah virus in India's Kerala: 5 cases seen so far, educational institutions in Kozhikode to be shut

Kerala Health Department issued an alert after two “unnatural deaths” were reported due to suspected Nipah virus (NiV) in Kozhikode district. The two deaths occurred at a private hospital in the district, reports said.

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A case of Nipah virus was detected in Kozhikode district of Kerala as a team of National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) was sent to the area on Sunday. Reports said a 12-year-old boy died due to the Nipah virus as Kerala initiated contact tracing.

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