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Two people had recovered.As per available records, it has been found that Sabith contracted the Nipah virus from fruit bats and 17 others -- including three from his family i.e. THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A detailed study by the Kerala government in the recent outbreak of Nipah virus has suggested that 17 of the 19 infected people might have contracted the deadly virus from the first victim, 26-year-old Mohammed Sabith.Sabith, who died on May 5, was among the 17 people who lost their lives after they contracted the virus. He died shortly after, followed by their 60-year-old father and a paternal aunt who had come to help them.It was suspected that the brothers might have contracted the virus when they got into a bat-infested well in their newly bought property. Ten people got infected at the medical college on the single day he was there, the sources said.Though Sabith's blood samples were not tested for Nipah, as per records, it has been concluded that he had contracted Nipah virus, the sources said.His younger brother was admitted to the hospital with similar symptoms and tests revealed that he was Nipah positive. However, the bats in the well were found to be insect-eating ones, the sources said.As a precautionary measure, a contact list of nearly 3,000 people with whom the infected persons had been in touch was prepared and they were put under quarantine..