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Nipah outbreak in Kozhikode: Health squads intensify efforts to track contacts of infected persons

Following the instructions of the Health department, an intensified effort is under way in Kozhikode district to trace all those who came in contact with those who died after contracting Nipha and those currently undergoing treatment for the viral infection. 

Though the squads have already prepared a list of 1,080 persons, with 297 in the high-risk category, chances are high that the figures may go up once the updated route maps are released.

A deserted Kozhikode beach on Friday after restrictions were imposed by the district administration. (Source: K. Ragesh)
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