Staff members install a sign reading "Nipah isolation ward, entry strictly prohibited" at a hospital where a ward is being prepared for suspected Nipah virus patients in Kozhikode district, Kerala, India, September 12, 2023. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsOct 3 (Reuters) - No fresh cases of the deadly Nipah virus have been detected since Sept. 15 in India's southern state of Kerala, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday. All infected cases were males aged between nine to 45 years and were reported within the Kozhikode district of Kerala, the WHO said, citing India's Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. Currently, there is no vaccine for Nipah, which spreads through contact with infected animals such as bats and pigs. Reporting by Sriparna Roy in Bengaluru; Editing by Anil D'SilvaOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

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Persons: Stringer, Sriparna Roy, Anil D'Silva Organizations: REUTERS, World Health Organization, WHO, India's Ministry of Health, Family Welfare, Thomson Locations: Kozhikode district, Kerala, India, India's, Kozhikode, Bengaluru