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. 2019 Oct-Dec;44(4):383–387. doi: 10.4103/ijcm.IJCM_198_19

Table 2.

Details of source of infection of Nipah cases

Case Age Sex Date of onset of symptom Contact/exposure history
Case 0 (Primary Case, Probable Case) 26 Male April 30, 2018 Probable source of infection could be from the forest during trekking or eating fruits bitten by bats or from bats from unused well Treated at Hospital B on 3rd and 4th of May and refereed to Hospital A on 5th of May
Confirmed Cases
 Case 1 - index case 27 Male May 13, 2018 Family caregiver and sibling of Case 0 in hospital Household contact
 Case 2 53 Female May 14, 2018 Aunt of Case 0 who visited him at Hospital B and hugged and kissed him
 Case 3 59 Male May 13, 2018 Family contact (father) of Case 0 Caregiver at Hospital B and A
 Case 4 49 Male May 12, 2018 Inpatient at Hospital B where Case 0 was admitted
 Case 5 32 Female May 15, 2018 Health-care staff on duty at Hospital B when Case 0 was admitted
 Case 6 48 Female May 16, 2018 Hospital visitor at Hospital B when Case 0 was admitted
 Case 7 19 Female May 13, 2018 Health-care worker on duty at Hospital A when Case 0 was in emergency room of Hospital A
 Case 8 45 Male May 13, 2018 Admitted at Hospital B when Case 0 was admitted
 Case 9 52 Male May 10, 2018 Hospital visitor at Hospital A on 5th May - Contact with Case 0 on same day at diagnostic area
 Case 10 27 Male May 14, 2018 Hospital visitor at Hospital A on 5th May - Contact with Case 0 on same day at diagnostic area
 Case 11 75 Female May 22, 2018 Patient at Hospital A - Contact with Case 15 and 16 admitted in same area at Hospital A
 Case 12 55 Male May 16, 2018 Hospital visitor at Hospital A on 5th May. Contact with Case 0 at emergency room
 Case 13 28 Male May 24, 2018 Hospital visitor at Hospital A emergency room on May 14, 2018 - Possible contact with a missed case
 Case 14 25 Male May 24, 2018 Patient at Hospital C - Contact with Case 4 admitted in same ward
 Case 15 32 Female May 14, 2018 Hospital caregiver at Hospital A. Contact with Case 0 at radiology diagnostic area on 5th May
 Case 16 23 Female May 12, 2018 Hospital caregiver at Hospital A. Contact with Case 0 at radiology diagnostic area on 5th May
 Case 17 48 Male May 17, 2018 Hospital visitor at Hospital A on 5th May. Contact with Case 0 at emergency roo
 Case 18 27 Male May 18, 2018 Patient at Hospital A - Contact with case 0 on 5th May at diagnostic area