A Central team has been rushed to Kerala after a 12-year-old boy died due to Nipah virus infection in the state's Kozhikode district, the Union Health Ministry said on Sunday.
Some immediate public health measures have been advised by the Centre which include active contact tracing for any contacts in the past 12 days, strict quarantine and isolation of any suspects, the ministry said.
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Nipah virus is spread by saliva of the fruit bats.
The first Nipah virus disease outbreak in South India was reported from Kozhikode district of Kerala on May 19, 2018. There have been 17 deaths and 18 confirmed cases as of June 1, 2018