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Nipah: 12 bat samples test positive for deadly virus
Virology institute yet to pinpoint origin of virus? latest outbreak
Published: 22nd June 2019 05:20 AM | Last Updated: 22nd June 2019 05:21 AM
By Express News Service
KOCHI: In a major breakthrough to unearth the source of the Nipah virus in the current spell of the disease in central Kerala, the National Institute of Virology (NIV), Pune, has identified the presence of the deadly virus in 12 fruit bats out of the 36 samples tested at the premier institute.
However, over 100 blood and sputum samples of fruit bats were collected from areas of Thrissur, Paravoor, and Thodupuzha. The NIV is yet to confirm the exact area of the bat population from which the virus was identified...
Nipah: 12 bat samples test positive for deadly virus
Virology institute yet to pinpoint origin of virus? latest outbreak
Published: 22nd June 2019 05:20 AM | Last Updated: 22nd June 2019 05:21 AM
By Express News Service
KOCHI: In a major breakthrough to unearth the source of the Nipah virus in the current spell of the disease in central Kerala, the National Institute of Virology (NIV), Pune, has identified the presence of the deadly virus in 12 fruit bats out of the 36 samples tested at the premier institute.
However, over 100 blood and sputum samples of fruit bats were collected from areas of Thrissur, Paravoor, and Thodupuzha. The NIV is yet to confirm the exact area of the bat population from which the virus was identified...