Nipah scare in Kerala: Animal Husbandry dept. opens control room for fast intervention

All effort to check further transmission of Nipah: Minister

Kerala confirms 11th Nipah spillover since 2018 in a 43-year-old; 77 contacts traced remain asymptomatic, no human transmission detected. Virus endemic in local bats with April–September seasonal peak; despite recurring spillovers, Kerala's healthcare investments in surveillance and worker training limited human transmission to 2 of 11 events.