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A woman on the Nipah contact list died in Kottakkal, Malappuram. She had been in the ICU with a girl who died of Nipah. Health officials stopped the cremation pending test results.
Malappuram: A woman listed as a high-risk contact in the ongoing Nipah surveillance has died in Kottakkal, Malappuram. According to the Health Department, she had been under intensive care after close contact with a young girl from Mankada who had earlier succumbed to the Nipah virus.
The woman, identified in the department’s high-risk contact list, passed away this afternoon while still under observation. Her condition had raised concern due to her proximity to the deceased Nipah patient.
Health officials prevents cremation
Following her death, relatives had made arrangements to cremate the body. However, health officials intervened and halted the cremation, citing the need to follow infection control protocols. The Health Department instructed the family not to proceed with the cremation until her test results for Nipah virus are confirmed.
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The minister added, “Out of 48 people in the contact list, 46 have tested negative. Out of these, 23 are in Manjeri Medical College and 23 in Kozhikode.” She added that the people on the high-risk list are in quarantine, and all persons on the list have been found. "It has been ensured that all the people on the high-risk list remain in quarantine. No person in the contact list is left unaccounted for. Police help has been sought for this," Veena George added.
Earlier on July 4, the health authorities in Kerala issued an alert after two suspected cases of Nipah were found in the state. Veena George said that the suspected cases of the Nipah virus are from the Palakkad and Malappuram districts.