Kerala Health Minister Veena George announced on July 20th that a 14-year-old boy from Malappuram district has tested positive for Nipah virus. She informed the media that the National Institute of Virology (NIV), Pune, confirmed the infection in the boy, who is currently receiving treatment at a private hospital.
“He will be shifted to the government medical college at Kozhikode. The contact tracing has begun. High-risk contacts have already been isolated and their samples have been sent for testing,” the health minister said.
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