A 14-year-old boy died from Nipah virus in Kerala in India over the weekend.
The National Institute of Virology in Pune confirmed that the boy was infected by Nipah.
State Health Minister Veena George said the teenager suffered a massive cardiac arrest, The Independent reported.
She said despite best efforts by doctors, the boy died.
A previous Nipah outbreak in Malappuram and Kozhikode claimed 17 lives in 2018 out of 23 cases reported.
