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Official report date — in isolated zones, field onset typically precedes this by days to weeks.
Between 17 May and 12 July 2025, the Information and Public Relations Department, Government of Kerala informed through a series of official press releases about four confirmed cases, including two deaths, due to Nipah virus (NiV) infection in two districts of Kerala State. NiV infection is a bat-borne disease transmitted to humans through infected animals (such as bats or pigs), contaminated food or, less commonly, through close contact with infected individuals. Since 1998 NiV outbreaks have been reported in Bangladesh, India, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Singapore. In India, NiV infections have occurred multiple times since 2001 with outbreaks in West Bengal State in 2001 and 2007, and in Kerala State regularly since 2018.
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HealthWatch Global. Nipah virus outbreak — India [Internet]. 2025-08-06 [cited 2026 Aug 10]. Available from: https://healthwatch-global.com/en/outbreak/69a25612-933c-4438-90be-14383c3ceb41. Data source: WHO DON.
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