Kerala’s zoonotic potential in the background of Nipah

The story so farKerala’s first encounter with Nipah virus (NiV) was in 2018, which identified 23 cases (including 18 lab-confirmed ones). The case fatality rate was 91% and there were two survivors. Since then, Kerala has recorded numerous spillovers of NiV.In 2019, a lone case was identified in Ernakulam and the person survived the infection. In 2021, a 12-year-old boy was detected with the infection in Malappuram. In 2023, Nipah resulted in a cluster of six cases in Kozhikode. In 2024, two single cases each were reported from separate spillover events from Malappuram, in July and September of that year.

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