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NEW DELHI: A suspected case of Nipah virus was reported in India's southern state of Kerala, the state's Health Minister Veena George told media on Saturday (July 20).
According to the minister, the polymerase chain reaction test had been carried out on the patient, a 15-year-old boy, and the blood samples had been sent to a virology lab in the Pune city of south-western state of Maharashtra.
The test's result was awaited and the medical protocol was in place to deal with the situation, added the minister.
"We have held a meeting with the additional chief secretary of the health department, director of National Health Mission and district collectors of Malappuram and Kozhikode," the minister told media. - Xinhua
