Six years after the COVID-19 pandemic, which had claimed over 7 million lives worldwide by April 2024 (figures are no longer being tracked), we are still debating the origins of this novel virus. The ...

NEW DELHI -- Indian authorities said they had contained a Nipah virus outbreak after confirming two cases in the eastern state of West Bengal, as several Asian countries tightened health screenings ...

Nipah is a zoonotic virus that originates in bats but can spread from person to person, and can be fatal 70% of the time Officials maintain there haven’t been any more cases beyond the original few ...

Nipah virus is a zoonotic virus, usually transmitted from animals such as fruit bats to humans or through contaminated food. It was first identified in 1999 during an outbreak among pig farmers in ...

Nipah is a zoonotic virus with a high mortality rate Authorities in India have confirmed that two cases of Nipah virus have been reported Two nurses at a private hospital near Kolkata, West Bengal, ...

Nipah virus was first identified in 1998 during an outbreak among pig farmers in Malaysia. Later, pteropus bat populations have been identified as its primary reservoir. How do factors like ecological ...

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The World Health Organisation has told travellers there is a “low risk” of a serious infectious disease spreading from India. On 13 January, two confirmed cases of Nipah virus were reported in ...