No case of Nipah virus has been detected in the northeast an official said on Tuesday denying misleading social media reports about its presence in the region. Manipur's Director Health Services K. Rajo said there were social media reports to the effect that some cases of Nipah had been detected in Meghalaya but officials in the state denied any confirmed case. Read: Nipah virus: A suspected case found in Goa The northeast region which is visited daily by people from other states including Kerala - where an outbreak of the disease claimed at least a dozen lives is vulnerable to such