A meeting of senior officials of various departments chaired by Forest Minister A.K. Saseendran here on Saturday decided to intensify disease surveillance activities and maintain alert against Nipah in Wayanad in the wake of Nipah virus antibodies being detected in bats in the district.
The antibodies were detected recently during a bat surveillance study conducted by the Indian Council of Medical Research.
“There is no need to worry, but officials should adopt preventive measures to contain the zoonotic disease,” the Minister said.
