Scientists have uncovered a previously undetected bat-borne virus, Pteropine orthoreovirus (PRV), in Bangladeshi patients ...

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The Department of Health said there are no active cases of the Nipah virus in the Philippines and no international advisories recommending travel restrictions ...

In a world still feeling the aftershocks of the COVID-19 pandemic, news of a potential new viral threat can quickly raise alarm. That was the case following reports in India of a recent outbreak of ...

Following the Nipah virus outbreak in India, we asked experts about ongoing research into treatments, if there is a cause for ...

What you need to know: The Director General of Health Services, Dr Charles Olaro, said Uganda has not registered any case or outbreak of Nipah virus The government has dismissed reports circulating on ...

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The Nipah virus was spotted in India where it infected two people. No cases of the potentially lethal virus have been ...

In Bangladesh, which is grappling with political instability, fear of a new virus is also spreading. Scientists have ...

A study in Emerging Microbes & Infections reports that VV116—an oral antiviral already approved for Covid-19 treatment in China and Uzbekistan—strongly inhibited Nipah virus strains in the lab and ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) says there is a low risk that the deadly Nipah virus will spread beyond India, where two ...