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ALL BE ON ALERT. DO NOT VISIT KERALA. DREADED NIPAH VIRUS OUTBREAK. NO VACCINE. NO CURE. IMMEDIATE QUARANTINE NEEDED ON GOA BORDERS. NONE FROM KERALA TO BE PERMITTED TO ENTER GOA BY Road, air, train or ship without checkups. Effects brain and lungs. Infectious. Union minister has rushed to Kerala. Long lasting effect. GMC AND ALL PVT HOSPITALS AND MEDICAL COMMUNITY BE GEARED. STATE NATURAL DISASTER MACHINERY, EPIDEMIOLOGY CELL OF DHS ETC NEED TO BE ON IMMEDIATE ALERT. COULD SPREAD TO GOA IN NEXT WEEK. TO MUMBAI IN 8 DAYS. KERALA SITUATION ALARMING. CDC AND WHO WEBSITES MAY BE CHECKEDFOR FURTHER INFO. PL SEND THIS ALERT TO EVERYONE PLANNING TO VISIT KERALA. DO NOT COME IN CONTACT WITH ANYONE RSTURNING FROM KERALA ESP KOZHIKODE. SORRY FOR LATE NIGHT POSTING. BUT WE TEACH VIROLOGY AND KNOW THIS VIRUS AS SPREAD BY FRUIT BATS.



Looking at various news reports after I received the above msg a few hours ago, it seems that till tonight's reports as they started pouring in- the death toll started with 3 peopke dead, thehen 5 and then 6 and "India Today" reports 15 people dead so far..

Various leading indian newspaper's internet links on the news are given below-





The older link from "The Telegraph" of UK-