India, June 23 -- Kerala reported 10 new cases of Shigella infection on Monday, taking the State's total for the year to 226. Health Minister K Muraleedharan said authorities had successfully contained the spread of the Nipah virus and continued to maintain strict precautions against Ebola.

The latest Shigella cases were detected in four districts, with Kozhikode reporting seven infections and Wayanad, Ernakulam and Malappuram recording one case each. According to the minister, 150 Shigella cases and six deaths have been reported across the state in June.

Outbreaks have been declared in Kozhikode, Wayanad, Thrissur and Alappuzha, while infections have also been reported from Malappuram, Thiruvananthapuram, Kannur, Kollam, Idukki, Ernaku...