Health and revenue officials are now also preparing route maps and contact lists for the deceased to ensure that all basic Nipah protocols are followed.
The deceased, a 23-year-old student from Bengaluru, was a native of Chembaram near Naduvath in Vandoor. He died last Monday at a private hospital in Perinthalmanna.
The treating doctors suspected that it was due to Nipah virus, the first test conducted at Kozhikode Medical College yielded a positive report.
On Sunday, Health Minister Veena George confirmed that the Pune Virology Lab report had also confirmed Nipah positive.
District authorities have imposed strict protocols in and around Tiruvali panchayat, which includes four wards and one ward of neighboring Mampad panchayat.
Local theaters and educational institutions in these five wards have been asked to close and not to open until further orders.
The notification has also been given that there should be no public gathering of people and if any event is organized then it should be ensured that all Nipah protocols are followed.
Incidentally, the deceased youth had recently returned from Bengaluru with a leg injury and later developed fever and visited two local medical clinics. When no relief was found, he was admitted to the hospital in Perinthalmanna, where he died.
Nipah virus had also taken the life of a 14-year-old boy from Malappuram district of Kerala this year on July 21, 2024 and even then, the authorities had imposed restrictions.
In 2018, 18 people died due to the Nipah virus outbreak. This was the first time this deadly disease was detected in South India.
It has been found that fruit bats spread this deadly virus to other animals and humans.
The deceased, a 23-year-old student from Bengaluru, was a native of Chembaram near Naduvath in Vandoor. He died last Monday at a private hospital in Perinthalmanna.
The treating doctors suspected that it was due to Nipah virus, the first test conducted at Kozhikode Medical College yielded a positive report.
On Sunday, Health Minister Veena George confirmed that the Pune Virology Lab report had also confirmed Nipah positive.
District authorities have imposed strict protocols in and around Tiruvali panchayat, which includes four wards and one ward of neighboring Mampad panchayat.
Local theaters and educational institutions in these five wards have been asked to close and not to open until further orders.
The notification has also been given that there should be no public gathering of people and if any event is organized then it should be ensured that all Nipah protocols are followed.
Incidentally, the deceased youth had recently returned from Bengaluru with a leg injury and later developed fever and visited two local medical clinics. When no relief was found, he was admitted to the hospital in Perinthalmanna, where he died.
Nipah virus had also taken the life of a 14-year-old boy from Malappuram district of Kerala this year on July 21, 2024 and even then, the authorities had imposed restrictions.
In 2018, 18 people died due to the Nipah virus outbreak. This was the first time this deadly disease was detected in South India.
It has been found that fruit bats spread this deadly virus to other animals and humans.