​Nipah alert in Kerala: Facts to know

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​The Kerala Health Department on Monday sounded alert after two people died due to unnatural death in Kozhikode district. The relatives of one of the deceased have been admitted to the intensive care unit, news agency PTI reported. State Health Minister Veena George held a high-level meeting and reviewed the situation, the health department said in a statement on Monday night. Nipah infection were reported in Kerala in 2018 and 2021. The first Nipah virus (NiV) outbreak in south India was reported from Kozhikode on May 19, 2018. ​

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