Nipah virus outbreaks in Kerala

There have been several outbreaks of Nipah virus in Kerala, some of which have been traced to fruit bats. The National Institute of Virology in Pune confirmed the first case of Nipah virus in Kerala in May 2018.

Nipah virus outbreaks in Kerala
An electron micrograph of the Nipah virus
DiseaseNipah virus
Date2018, 2021, 2023
Fatality rate89.4% (2018)
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