Nipah virus death toll in India hits 10
May 23, 2018 00:00:00
NEW DELHI, May 22 (AFP): The death toll from an outbreak of the rare Nipah virus in southern India jumped to 10 Tuesday with more than 90 people quarantined to try to stem the spread of the disease, officials said.
With tests from other suspect deaths awaited, authorities in Kerala state have ordered emergency measures to control the virus, which is spread by fruit bats.
Three of the fatalities are members of the same family-dead bats were found in a well at their home.
