Boy dies from incurable brain virus as experts issue infection warning
Nipah virus was first detected in 1999, and it comes from fruit bats and animals such as pigs (Picture: Getty Images)
A 14-year-old boy has died in India after contracting Nipah virus – which has no known cure or vaccine to prevent it.
The Nipah virus originates from fruit bats and animals such as pigs, and can cause a lethal, brain-swelling fever. The teenager died after suffering from a cardiac arrest.
The incident happened in India’s southern state of Kerala, with officials...
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