Kochi college student infected with Nipah virus, confirms Kerala minister

The results of blood samples of the student, which were tested at the National Institute of Virology in Pune, have confirmed Nipah, the minister said

Kerala Health Minister K K Shailaja confirmed Tuesday that a 23-year-old college student admitted to a hospital in Kochi has been infected with the Nipah virus.

The results of blood samples of the student, which were tested at the National Institute of Virology (NIV) in Pune, have confirmed Nipah, she said.

The result came this morning, she said.

The student has been admitted to a private hospital.

Earlier, blood samples examined at two virology institutes--Manipal Institute of Virology and Kerala Institute of Virology and Infectious Diseases--had indicated Nipah.