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Nipah virus

📍 India

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Confirmed cases

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Report date : 2026-06-25

Official report date — in isolated zones, field onset typically precedes this by days to weeks.

Region : asia

On 11 June 2026, the Kerala State Health Department confirmed one laboratory confirmed case of Nipah virus (NiV) infection in Kozhikode district, Kerala State, India. The case is an adult male who developed symptoms on 30 May 2026 and was hospitalized on 10 June 2026. He presented with neurological manifestations and at the time of reporting is on ventilatory support in an intensive care unit (ICU

Case trend

Focal Point GuidanceIMMEDIATE · IHR NOTIFIABLE

First actions

→Notify WHO National Focal Point within 24 h — IHR Art. 6 obligation
→Activate Incident Management System (IMS) or Emergency Operations Centre
→Dispatch field investigation team — confirm case definition and epicentre
→Brief senior health authority and issue first situation report

Source: WHO DON↗

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HealthWatch Global. Nipah virus outbreak — India [Internet]. 2026-06-25 [cited 2026 Jun 26]. Available from: https://healthwatch-global.com/en/outbreak/1e83a123-1533-4dae-bd4d-8e4edd72ac98. Data source: WHO DON.

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