Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. New Nipah-like bat virus in Bangladesh is becoming more deadly, scientists warn A mystery illness in Bangladesh, initially thought ...

Scientists have uncovered a previously undetected bat-borne virus, Pteropine orthoreovirus (PRV), in Bangladeshi patients initially suspected of having Nipah virus. The finding raises concerns about h ...

The Nipah virus was spotted in India where it infected two people. No cases of the potentially lethal virus have been detected in the United States.

The latest Nipah virus cluster in West Bengal has reignited fears of a high‑fatality outbreak with global reach, even as officials insist the risk beyond India remains low.

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 ...

Each infected person generally infects fewer than one other person, which limits the spread but does not prevent outbreaks. But when this disease strikes, it is often fatal. And the WHO considers ...

Dr. Mahendra J V shares the top warning signs that a Nipah-infected patient ay develop after contracting the strain. Read on to know more about this virus.

Singapore will ease public health measures against the Nipah virus from Feb 23, with no cases reported in the country to date ...

Two bats from Magelang tested positive for Nipah virus. Published in Emerging Infectious Diseases in April 2025, the research ...

A YOUNG nurse has died after catching Nipah, a virus that has been dubbed the ‘next pandemic threat’. The 25-year-old was one ...