Other deaths are suspected to have been caused by Nipah virus and authorities have ordered emergency measures to control the outbreak. "We can confirm that five people have died from the Nipah virus," Kerala state health surveillance officer K.J. Reena told AFP. There is no vaccination for Nipah, which has killed more than 260 people in Malaysia, Bangladesh and India in outbreaks since 1998. Mother-of-two Lini Puthussery was cremated even before her family members could bid a final goodbye because of fears the virus could spread.

Source: Daily Mail May 22, 2018 06:14 UTC