A 23-year-old man, admitted in a private hospital in Kerala's Ernkaulam, is suspected to have been infected with the Nipah virus but a final confirmation is awaited from the National Institute of Virology in Pune, the state government said today.
"We have sent the tests for confirmation to National Institute of Virology. The preliminary tests have shown some peculiar results, but we are waiting for the final results, which are expected before tomorrow morning," Kerala Health Minister KK Shailaja told reporters this morning after meeting Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan.
The 23-year-old studied in a college in Thodupuzha in Idukki and had stayed in Thrissur recently. The district and medical heads have sprung into action in both Ernankulam and Thrissur districts.