Amid deadly Nipah outbreak, Kerala doctors the real heroes on ground

Two samples which initially tested positive for Nipah virus have now been tested negative, Kerala health officials said.

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Staffers of a taluk hospital at Balussery have been asked to go on leave as a precautionary measure.

More than 18 dead bats were found on Wednesday in premises of a govt school in Himachal Pradesh's Nahan, triggering a panic among locals.

Lini Puthussery, a nurse at the Perambara hospital, died on Monday after getting exposed to deadly Nipah virus while treating patients.

The NCDC team has visited the house in Kerala's Perambra from where the initial death was reported and found many bats in a well.

Kerala Health Minister K K Shailja Teacher said no new cases have been reported in the last 24 hours.

The Nipah virus has so far claimed 10 lives in Kerala.

Pregnant women, children and the elderly are more susceptible to the disease as their immunity is low.

Nipah virus (NiV) infection is a newly emerging zoonosis that causes severe disease in both animals and humans.