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

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

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

Key points Nipah virus is a bat-borne virus which was first identified in 1998. It is not present in Australia It can cause ...

Nipah virus is a zoonotic virus, usually transmitted from animals such as fruit bats to humans or through contaminated food.

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A newly recognised bat-borne virus in Bangladesh is forcing scientists to rethink what they thought they knew about emerging infections in South Asia. First spotted in patients who looked like classic ...

According to the experts, the zoonotic virus, which is an infectious agent that jumps from animals to humans, causing disease ...

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 ...

South Africa’s health authorities have moved to reassure the public after reports of a Nipah virus outbreak in India, ...

Say current situation provides opportunity to review national preparedness for dealing with potential epidemics ...