“Eating Fallen Fruits Without Washing Dangerous”: AIIMS Expert On Nipah ndtv.com

As Kerala witnessed its first Nipah virus fatality with the death of a 12-year-old in Kozhikode district, experts stress the importance of confirming the source of transmission of the virus, which is highly contagious once it jumps from animals to humans in whom high morbidity and mortality rates have been observed.