nipah

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: After Kozhikode, one person is undergoing treatment at Thiruvananthapuram Medical College Hospital with Nipah symptoms. A student of Thiruvananthapuram Dental College who sought treatment for an unusual fever was placed under special observation at the medical college. He sought treatment yesterday morning due to a high fever. After showing suspicious symptoms, he was kept under observation in a specially equipped room. His body fluids were sent to the Institute of Virology in Pune for further testing. A high-level review meeting was held at Thiruvananthapuram Medical College yesterday as Nipah was suspected in the state. He was shifted to a special ward when the student expressed suspicion that the fruit he had eaten was bitten by a bat. More information will be released only after the test results are available.