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Nipah Virus: 10 deaths confirmed in Kerala, 2 suspected cases reported from Karnataka

Medical personnel wearing protective suits check patients at the Medical College hospital in Kozhikode on May 21, 2018. (AFP/Getty Images)

By: Keerthi Mohan

India’s southern state of Kerala continues to grapple with Nipah virus, with 10 deaths being confirmed by the state’s health minister K K Shailaja as of Wednesday (23). Although no fresh cases have been reported in more than 24 hours, two persons who had contact history with the infected and dead in Kerala have been hospitalized in Karnataka’s Mangaluru. Symptoms of the virus were seen in a 20-year-old woman and a 75-year-old man, who had traveled to Kerala and came in contact with one of the infected patients. “They are not confirmed Nipah cases yet, so there is no need…

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