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Authorities on Thursday banned public gatherings and closed numerous schools in the state of Kerala, in the south of the country. In addition to the two deaths, three other people tested positive for the virus.
According to information, more than 700 people are under observation because they were in contact with infected people. Among them are more than 150 health workers.
The Nipah virus can spread from person to person or from animal to person. Infection leads to flu-like symptoms, excruciating encephalitis and coma. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), Nipah virus is a pathogen that could cause a global epidemic. There is no vaccine or medicine; according to the WHO, the mortality rate is 40 to 75 percent.
(AFP)
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