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Mangaluru: Two suspected Nipah patients have been admitted in two different hospitals in Mangaluru. "The suspected patients are not critical but have been treated at seclusion, and all preventive measures are in place to tackle the disease", said District Health Officer, Dr M Ramakrishna Rao.
The throat swab samples of the patients have been sent to Manipal Virus Research Center (MVRC) for testing. The report is expected by Wednesday evening or Thursday morning.
One is from Kerala with travel history of visiting Kozhikode while another is a local person. The samples have been sent to Manipal Centre for Viral Research at Manipal and if found positive, the samples will be further sent to NIV, Pune for confirmation, after which it will be officially declared
He assured that there is no reason to panic as the district health department is fully prepared to tackle the disease, and the confirmation of suspected cases are expected within two days.
The district is on high alert after the outbreak at Kozhikode in Kerala as the movement from people in neighbouring Kerala to Mangaluru is significant for various needs including health care.
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