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A 12-year-old boy died after being infected with the Nipah virus in Keralas Kozhikode on Sunday. Fruit bats leave their saliva on the fruit itself. Nipa Palm Sarawak Borneo Marianne North Botanical Art Painting Infection with NiV is associated with encephalitis swelling of the brain and can cause mild to. Nipah fruit . Its a major concern because theres no treatment and a high mortality rate. People are showing reluctance to buy seasonal fruits. These include the Nipah virus. Samples of eight people with minor symptoms and Rambutan fruits were sent to the National Institute of Virology NIV Pune for investigation. As Kerala witnessed its first Nipah virus fatality with the death of a 12-year-old in Kozhikode. A central team was sent to. Nipah virus is also known to cause illness in pigs and people. Nipah virus NiV is a zoonotic virus meaning that it can spread between animals and people. Professor Dr Ashutosh Biswas of the Department of Medicine at AIIMS has said th...