One dead from Nipah virus in Kerala, 151 people under observation

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Parts of Kerala are among those most at risk globally for outbreaks of the virus, a Reuters investigation showed last year.

Nipah is classified as a priority pathogen by the World Health Organization (WHO) because of its potential to trigger an epidemic.

Nipah, which comes from fruit bats and animals such as pigs, can cause a lethal, brain-swelling fever in humans.

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