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Nipah/Hendra Virus — India
A soldier who passed away in Kolkata on 25 May [2018] was not infected by Nipah virus, the Army’s Eastern Command has said citing test reports.
The soldier was a native of Kerala, where more than 10 people have succumbed to the Nipah virus, and resumed duty at Fort William of the Eastern Command on 13 May [2018] after a month-long visit to his home state.
He was admitted at the Command Hospital with fever on 20 May 2018 and passed away on 25 May 2018.
“On 29 May [2018] the soldier’s