<ul data-eligibleForWebStory="false"><li>The Union Health Ministry is considering sending the National Joint Outbreak Response Team (NJORT) to Kerala to assist in implementing public health measures due to the detection of two Nipah virus cases.</li><li>The Central Surveillance Unit is closely monitoring the situation and the State Control Room has been activated for coordinating containment activities.</li><li>The public health response is being guided by Kerala State NiVD guidelines, with over 300 contacts identified across three districts.</li><li>A fresh Nipah virus case was confirmed in a 38-year-old woman from Palakkad, and another suspected case related to Nipah was confirmed in an 18-year-old girl in Malappuram district.</li></ul>

Centre Mulls Sending Team To Kerala Over Fresh Nipah Cases

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