People are asking if the Nipah virus is real, after words spread about the zoonotic virus that has an estimated 40-70 percent ...

Nipah virus, first identified in 1998, remains a deadly threat due to bat reservoirs, human practices, high fatality rates, ...

Scientists have discovered 20 new bat viruses in China, including strains related to Nipah and Hendra, raising global health ...

Vaccine fast-tracked for virus that kills up to 85% of people it infects The Nipah virus is seen by the World Health Organisation as a research priority because of its pandemic potential Jane Kirby ...

An alarming 20 new bat viruses have been detected in China, with fears raised that they could be spread to humans and ...

The World Health Organization already lists Nipah as a priority pathogen for pandemic preparedness. Experts argue the new ...

Scientists in China's Yunnan province have discovered 20 new viruses in bats, including two closely related to the deadly ...

Nipah was first recognised in 1999 during an outbreak among pig farmers in Malaysia. It was also found in Bangladesh in 2001, and nearly annual outbreaks have occurred in that country since.

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

Researchers in the US have started a clinical trial of a vaccine against Nipah virus, a serious infection caught from animals that has a fatality rate of between 40% and 70%, developed by mRNA ...