Nipah virus antibody found in bat samples collected from Pandikkad in Malappuram
Antibodies were found in six of the 27 samples collected from fruit bats.
Antibodies were found in six of the 27 samples collected from fruit bats.
Antibodies were found in six of the 27 samples collected from fruit bats.
Malappuram: Health Minister Veena George on Sunday confirmed that the antibody of the Nipah virus was detected in the bat samples collected from Pandikkad in Malappuram, where a case was reported.
"The antibody's presence was detected in a sample collected within a 5-km radius. Antibodies were found in six of the 27 samples collected from fruit bats," she said.
The test results of all those in the contact list have been negative so far. A total of 472 people were on the contact list, of whom 261 completed 21 days of isolation and were removed from the list. It was on July 21 that a 14-year-old boy from Malappuram succumbed to the virus while under treatment for the disease at the Kozhikode Medical College Hospital.