Deadly Nipah virus kills boy in India, prompts worries over outbreak
Fox News
Officials in southern India are working to stem a potential outbreak of the deadly Nipah virus after a boy died from the rare virus last week, according to news reports.
Following the death, officials rushed to identify and isolate people who had come into close contact with the boy. By Sept. 6, officials had identified 188 contacts, 20 of whom were considered close contacts and were placed under quarantine or were being monitored at a hospital, according to CBS News. On Sept. 7, eight of the close contacts tested negative for the virus.
However, at least two healthcare workers who had contact with the boy started to show symptoms of the viral infection and were hospitalized while awaiting test results to confirm an infection, CBS News reported. Officials also sealed off an area within a 2-mile (3.2 kilometers) radius of the boy's home to investigate the outbreak.