Summary:
more-inIt was the low prevalence of Japanese encephalitis and Plasmodium falciparum malaria in the State that led the Health Department to detect the Nipah virus infection in Kozhikode district. Mohammed Salih had shown similar symptoms as his brother, Mohammed Sadik, who succumbed to the disease on May 5. Meanwhile, Valachukeetil Moosa, 55, father of Mohammed Sadik and Mohammed Salih, who has been infected with the Nipah virus, is battling for life at Baby Memorial Hospital in the city. “Detecting the virus has been a great achievement for the Health Department of the State. Tests confirmed that the infection was not due to Japanese encephalitis, but Nipah virus..