Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An outbreak of the Nipah virus in India’s eastern state of West Bengal has heightened concerns in China and several Southeast ...

Some countries are on high alert after two cases of a deadly, incurable virus were reported in India this week. India’s Health Ministry said Monday, Jan. 26, that two nurses at a private hospital near ...

Nipah Virus Latest Updates: After battling the deadly SARS-CoV-2 causing COVID-19 for over 7 years, a new virus, potentially more lethal, with 75% fatality rate, has re-emerged in India. As of now, a ...

Amid the ongoing global concern over Nipah, virologists issued a striking warning on Tuesday - While the whole world is concerned about the deadly Nipah virus, another, equally lethal virus is ...

Large flying foxes (Pteropus vampyrus) in flight. Image by Charles J. Sharp. CC BY-SA 4.0 Large flying foxes (Pteropus vampyrus) in flight. Image by Charles J. Sharp. CC BY-SA 4.0 India is moving ...

India is moving quickly to contain a Nipah virus outbreak in the eastern state of West Bengal after two cases were confirmed by the federal health ministry. Nearly 200 people have been quarantined ...

A virus that originated in a type of fruit bat has been identified in India, spurring protective public health measures across that country. The Nipah virus is a potentially lethal disease that has ...

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