The Karnataka health ministry advised the public to avoid unnecessary travel to Kerala state, and sought intensified surveillance in border districts. | Bengaluru News
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While two of the six people who tested positive for Nipah have died in Kerala, three others are undergoing treatment. Restrictions have been placed in nine panchayats in Kozhikode district.
The Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology in Kerala has rolled out a fully-equipped mobile virology testing laboratory, strengthening efforts to contain the Nipah virus infection reported from parts of Kozhikode district.
A 39-year-old man in Kozhikode, Kerala, has tested positive for the Nipah virus after coming into contact with an infected person who died on August 30. The state government has decided to test all individuals on the high-risk contact list. This brings the total number of infected individuals in the state to six, with two deaths.