IJCM_307A: Perception and practice of Nipah among first year undergraduate medical students of knct medical college
Background: Nipah infection is a zoonotic disease caused by Nipah virus with a very high case fatality rate (40-75%).The current outbreak (12-15 September 2023) was the third Nipah virus outbreak in Kozhikode district of Kerala, and overall the fourth outbreak in Kerala state since 2018.The state government had declared containment zones in the dis