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New Delhi / Thiruvananthpuram:
Frugivorous bats were the source of the Nipah virus that ravaged Kozhikode in Kerala in May. Kerala Health Minister Rajiv Sadanandan said the first batch of 21 bat tests were negative, but the second round of testing was done on 55 fruit bats. Kozhikode confirmed that nocturnal mammals were behind the spread.
million. Sadanandan told IANS that Union Health Minister JP Nadda confirmed Tuesday the latest test results.
At least 13 people died and more than 2,000 were observed. Most of them came from Kozhikode district and some from Malappuram.
Even when health authorities in Kerala sent out a last green signal that the fear of spread had been contained, the source of the virus had not yet been established. ] The ICMR is the main body in the country involved in the formulation, coordination and promotion of biomedical research
