Nipah virus alert issued to Animal Husbandry staff in MP

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Press Trust of India Bhopal
Last Updated : Jun 05 2018 | 8:35 PM IST

Madhya Pradesh's Department of Animal Husbandry has issued advisory against Nipah virus, asking its field officials to be on alert.

Animal Husbandry Department's director Dr R K Rokde said, "Nipah virus is a zoonotic virus and it can equally cause diseases in both - human and animal. In view of the Nipah virus spread and deaths in Kerala, we have alerted our field officials."

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First Published: Jun 05 2018 | 8:35 PM IST

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