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Bats are critical viral reservoirs that harbor viromes with a high risk of cross-species transmission. However, the diversity ...

A BRAIN-SWELLING bat virus that has left people in India with “neurological complications” could spread globally, world health chiefs have warned. Two cases of Nipah, which has no cure ...

An outbreak of the highly fatal Nipah virus in India's eastern state of West Bengal has sparked widespread attention and public concern in China ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday when millions will ...

As the Nipah cases in India raise worries across Asia, a new study by Chinese researchers has claimed that an existing oral antiviral medication can help prevent the spread of the deadly virus. VV116, ...

Aussies are seeing scary Nipah virus headlines, but experts say the risk is low. Here's what Nipah is, how it spreads & the social fallout.

India's Health Ministry has reported two Nipah virus cases in its eastern state of West Bengal since December, as active surveillance of suspected cases continues. Meanwhile, several Southeast Asian ...

The deadly virus has no cure and a fatality rate up to 75%.

Scientists tried to prevent a pandemic. But did they open up Pandora’s box with their research? Dr. Jay Bhattacharya explains ...

A study of bat viromes in China’s Yunnan, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, and Cambodia identifies 137 viral strains (40 ...

China has not detected any cases of the highly fatal Nipah virus, and the recent cluster reported in India is expected to have only a limited impact on the country, the National Disease Control and ...

Another deadly virus is threatening the world, bringing back memories of the coronavirus and how ill-prepared the health systems of many countries, including the Philippines, were in dealing with it ...