The Kerala government on Wednesday declared containment zones in seven villages of the Kozhikode district after two deaths were reported in the area due to the Nipah virus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to authorities, seven villages have been declared containment zones in Kozhikode district. Some schools, banks and other institutions will remain closed till further order.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The affected area in Kozhikode district witnessed two deaths due to the Nipah virus, a rare and deadly brain-damaging virus. Due to this, authorities have shut down schools and offices in these seven villages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to reports, more than 130 people have been tested for the virus. Two persons have been found positive for the Nipah virus, including a minor, and have been admitted in hospital. The Nipah virus is transmitted to humans after coming into contact with the bodily fluids of infected bats, people, and pigs, as per the Kerala health minister official. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
As per the reports, the two people infected, including a minor, are from the same family who lost two lives.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to officials, the federal government\u2019s team, including the National Virology Institute arrived in Kerala today to conduct further testing in the cases to understand it further. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In 1999, this Nipah virus came to notice for the first time in Malaysia and Singapore, which affected pig farmers and others who came in close contact with pigs. It is one of the dangerous viruses that damage the brain, which leads to the death of affected people. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to reports, there have been three more outbreaks took place in the past in Kerala since 2018. A young man who tested positive for the first time infected his family members too and later when he was admitted to hospital with fever and cough also infected other patients. 21 out of twenty three infected people lost their lives to the deadly virus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There are parts of Kerala which have been considered the most sensitive areas globally for outbreaks of the virus as deforestation and urbanization in the state have ended the distance between people and wildlife, as per the reports. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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