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The 2018 outbreak killed 17 of the 18 persons who were confirmed to have been infected by the viral disease in Kozhikode.
He had sought treatment at a private hospital visited by other Nipah positive persons.
According to the latest information, 11 of the 15 samples sent for testing on Thursday have come out negative.
The mobile lab will help quicken the diagnosis as the result can be finalised in the lab itself
Of the three tests used for confirming the presence of the deadly virus, two tests can be done at BSL-2-certified labs
The virus strain seen in the state is the Bangladesh variant that spreads from human to human.
The patient is a student of Thiruvananthapuram Dental College who sought treatment on Tuesday morning due to high fever
Experts call for sequencing of the virus to know if it has mutated, and constant health surveillance of people considering the repeated outbreak in the region.
Including two fatalities, so far five cases of Nipah virus infection have been confirmed in the state this month.
It has been announced that people in the districts that share their border with Kerala will be tested and those with flu symptoms will be isolated.