WASHINGTON — Several Asian countries have introduced or reinforced precautionary screening measures at airports for Nipah virus after two confirmed cases in India. The World Health Organization said ...

Several countries, including Thailand and Nepal, have increased their surveillance after cases of the deadly Nipah virus were detected in India. So far, just two cases have been confirmed among ...

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 ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — This week, officials in India confirmed that two cases of Nipah virus have been contained in West Bengal, following identification back in December. Despite the two infected ...

(CNN) — The World Health Organization reported two cases of a rare virus in an eastern Indian state on Thursday. Nipah is a zoonotic virus, meaning it can be transmitted from animals to humans. Most ...

Like Hendra virus, Nipah is in a category of viruses called henipaviruses. It is zoonotic, meaning it can spread from animals to humans. As I explained in a previous Conversation article, outbreaks ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Some countries are on high alert after two cases of a deadly, incurable virus were reported in India this week. India’s Health ...

Health authorities are tracking simultaneous outbreaks of Oropouche virus, Nipah virus, mpox, and a new COVID-19 case in Nigeria, raising concerns over global health security. Each disease carries ...

Fruit bats from the Pteropodidae family are considered the natural host of Nipah virus and are present in different parts of Asia and in Australia. [Courtesy, WHO] Nipah virus is a zoonotic virus, ...