A 52-year-old man from neighbouring Cuddalore in Tamil Nadu who was admitted with symptoms of Nipah has tested negative for the virus, a top official of the Puducherry Health Department said on Friday. The test report received from the National Institute of Virology, Pune, indicated that the samples from the patient is negative for Nipah, Director of Health and Family Welfare Services K.V. The patient, identified as Natarajan, was admitted to the JIPMER on June 11, soon after he was suspected of having symptoms of Nipah, Mr.Raman said. He was admitted to a hospital with high fever and suspected encephalitis and was referred to the JIPMER for diagnosis. It may be noted that this year, the first case of Nipah virus was reported in Kerala.

Source: The Hindu June 14, 2019 13:07 UTC