India
oi-Madhuri Adnal
New Delhi, Sep 6: Kerala Health Minister Veena George said Monday that eleven contacts of a 12-year-old boy who succumbed to the Nipah virus were displaying symptoms, but that all were stable for now.
George said eight samples out of these were expected by late Monday night, and that samples of the other three could be tested at the Medical College in Kozhikode.
“There are 38 persons in isolation at the Kozhikode Medical College hospital of which 11 have shown symptoms. Samples of eight persons have been sent to Pune NIV for testing,” the minister said.
Based on a report by a central team which was deputed in Kozhikode in Kerala in the wake of Nipah virus infection outbreak, the Centre has recommended strengthening both hospital and community-based surveillance in the district and undertaking an active search for cases in containment areas.
In a letter to Chief Secretary Dr…