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2018-06-09 03:58:43
While taking evening walk yesterday, a very small size bat(flying fox) hit on my face. I did not have any wound /scratch before or after the incident. Should I be worried on the background of Nipah threat?
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HI No need to worry about that.You might need a follow-up if you have following symptoms like fever,rashes,severe body pain and lethargy. Thanks for your query.

Answered2018-06-09 10:25:23

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