Nipah claims one more life in tragedy-struck family

  • | Thursday | 24th May, 2018

Fruits sales have come down following Nipah virus scare. | Photo Credit: S. Ramesh KurupTragedy has once again struck Valachukettil family of Sooppikkada village in Kerala's Kozhikode district as another member too has died of the Nipah virus infection. With this, the death toll due to the virus infection has gone up to 12. This is the fourth death in the family as Moosa's sons Mohammed Sabith and Mohammed Salih and sister-in-law Mariyam too had died of the infection since May 5. Two persons, whose blood and body fluid samples were tested positive for the infection, are undergoing treatment.

People wear masks in Kozhikode. Fruits sales have come down following Nipah virus scare. | Photo Credit: S. Ramesh Kurup Tragedy has once again struck Valachukettil family of Sooppikkada village in Kerala's Kozhikode district as another member too has died of the Nipah virus infection. District Medical Officer V. Jayashree told The Hindu that V. Moosa, 60, who had been undergoing treatment at Baby Memorial Hospital in the city, died on Thursday morning. This is the fourth death in the family as Moosa's sons Mohammed Sabith and Mohammed Salih and sister-in-law Mariyam too had died of the infection since May 5. With this, the death toll due to the virus infection has gone up to 12. Two persons, whose blood and body fluid samples were tested positive for the infection, are undergoing treatment. In pictures: Nipah’s deadly grip on Kozhikode

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