Kerala Nipah Virus 2024: 134 peoples fall under high-risk category after recent death!

Kerala Health Minister Veena George reported that another contact of the 24-year-old Nipah virus victim proved negative, bringing the total to 37 negative results in 2024.

The minister stated that 177 people are on the primary contact list, with 90 on the secondary contact list. On the principal list, 134 people are rated high risk.

The fruit bat is the natural host for this Paramyxoviridae virus from the Henipavirus genus.