India, Jan. 14 -- A junior doctor and a nurse have been admitted to Kolkata's Infectious Diseases and Beliaghata General (ID&BG) Hospital after they developed early symptoms of Nipah virus infection, a state health department official said on Wednesday.

"A junior doctor and a nurse from Burdwan Medical College and Hospital have been admitted to the ID&BG Hospital since Tuesday," said a senior official of the state health department.

The two were among those engaged in the treatment of a nurse who tested positive for Nipah virus at Burdwan Medical College and Hospital.

Two nurses have tested positive for the virus in West Bengal and are undergoing treatment at a private hospital at Barasat in North 24 Parganas. Their condition is said t...