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The central and state government authorities as well as the medical community have stepped up efforts to contain the threat of a possible outbreak of the Nipah virus infection, which has so far claimed at least four lives in KOzhikode district. One more person died due to the suspected infection of the virus on Monday. she has been identified as Lini, a 31-year-old nurse, attacked to the Perambhre taluk hospital. Lini was under treatment at the intensive care unit of the Institute of Chest Diseases of the Government Medical College Hospital, Kozhikode. She was on duty when one of the deceased had undergone treatment at the taluk hospital.
Her body was not handed over to relatives for fear of viral infection and was cremated at the electric creamatorium, West Hill, with the consent of the family.
Since May 5, three persons from a family at sooppikkada village in the Changaroth grama panchayat limits, near perambra , have died so far due to virus encephalitis and myocarditis. Three others , including the taluk hospital nurse, who were in close contact with the deceased, too have died in the past few days. The cause of one of them has been confirmed as Nipah viral infection. Till now, at least nine persons are are under care and scrunity for suspected