A recently conducted study, published in PLOS Pathogens have found at least 20 new viruses from bats that live near people in ...

Nipah virus spreads to humans through animals. Cases range from mild to fatal. Learn more about how doctors diagnose, treat, ... The 1999 Nipah outbreak affected pigs and humans.

Chinese scientists have raised concerns over 20 never-seen-before viruses found in the kidneys of bats mostly found in the ...

The virus can be fatal in up to 85% of cases, initially causing symptoms such as fever, headaches, pain, vomiting and a sore ...

SCIENTISTS have raised “urgent concerns” over new viruses discovered in bats which have the potential to spill over into ...

Nipah virus, known to spread from bats to human, ... The virus, first identified among pig farmers in Malaysia in 1999, likely jumped to humans at that time from infected pigs.

Nipah virus left a million pigs and a hundred people dead in Malaysia in a 1999 outbreak, and it is on Australia’s doorstep. Key points: The risk of Nipah entering Australia is judged to be low, ...

Nipah virus, which can rapidly infect and kill members of a community, ... When the pigs got Nipah from local fruit bats, the virus spread easily. And then, pig farmers caught it as well.

Researchers have identified 20 new viruses, including two closely related to the deadly nipah and hendra, in bats in ...

The virus was first identified in 1999 during an outbreak that affected pig farmers and people closely associated with pigs in Malaysia and Singapore. Nipah outbreaks occur sporadically, and ...

Nipah virus, known to spread from bats to human, has broken out in the state of Kerala. Here's what we know about the current cases and the ongoing efforts to quash this potentially fatal disease.