The 42-year-old Nipah survivor, a native of Valancheri, was discharged from Manjeri Government Medical College Hospital after four-and-a-half months of treatment, the health minister’s office said in an official statement.
The medical board that monitored her treatment recommended neurorehabilitation, which it deemed necessary to help her return to a normal life. She was thus sent to Kozhikode Government Medical College, where her rehabilitation care will be taken care of by the physiotherapy department.
It was on July 4 that she was transferred from the hospital by EMS to Manjeri MCH. The patient was fully unconscious at the time and was suffering from seizures and low blood pressure. She was moved to an isolation room with an alpha mattress and all modern equipment
After intensive medical care and excellent nursing care, she regained consciousness after two months, then began to move her limbs and began to recognize the people around her.
She has been trying to talk and eat normal food since the last two weeks, and the medical board felt that neurorehabilitation was necessary at this point to stimulate the nervous system.
Nipah encephalitis results in long-term complications for survivors and recovery is slow because the virus directly affects brain cells.
Published – 21 Nov 2025 20:40 IST
