Suspected Nipah death in Malapuram, samples sent for testing
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If confirmed, this would be the third confirmed case since the recent outbreak. Earlier, an 18-year-old woman, a Malappuram native, who died on July 1 was tested positive for Nipah. Also, a 38-year-old Palakkad native who was tested positive, is admitted to the intensive care at Kozhikode medical college.
As of Saturday, there were 497 names in the contact list prepared by the state health department. As many as 203 are from Malappuram district, 114 from Kozhikode, 178 from Palakkad and 2 from Ernakulam.
Kochi: Samples collected from a Palakkad native who died on Saturday have been sent for testing following suspicion of Nipah infection. The Kumarampathoor native, who was admitted to a hospital Perinthalmanna with Nipah symptoms, died on Saturday evening.
If confirmed, this would be the third confirmed case since the recent outbreak. Earlier, an 18-year-old woman, a Malappuram native, who died on July 1 was tested positive for Nipah. Also, a 38-year-old Palakkad native who was tested positive, is admitted to the intensive care at Kozhikode medical college.
As of Saturday, there were 497 names in the contact list prepared by the state health department. As many as 203 are from Malappuram district, 114 from Kozhikode, 178 from Palakkad and 2 from Ernakulam.
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