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Nipah virus infectionBBC
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Nipah virus infection is a "zoonotic illness" transmitted from animals like pigs and fruit bats to humans.
It can also be transmitted through contaminated food and through contact with an infected person.
The virus has been linked to dozens of deaths in Kerala state since it was first reported in 2018 .
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