Source of Nipah infection still elusive
The Hindu
More people on contact list of the deceased test negative for the virus
Efforts to trace the source of the Nipah infection that claimed the life of 12-year-old Mohammed Hisham of Chathamangalam in Kozhikode district appeared to be inconclusive, even a week after his death on September 5. Officials in the Department of Animal Husbandry said on Saturday that the body fluid samples collected from 25 goats on the premises of Hisham’s house had tested negative for the virus. Also, some of the fruit bat carcasses collected from different adjoining areas too were found to have no presence of Nipah.More Related News