The Nipah virus has been a cause of concern due to its high fatality rate and the ease with which it can spread. Originating ...

The initial symptoms of Nipah virus, which is carried by bats and transmitted to humans by infected food, or other humans, include: fever, muscle pain, vomiting, sore throat, and headaches.

The researchers also looked at how changes in diet impacted the bats' antibody responses to an influenza A-like virus and a pseudotyped Nipah virus. Surprisingly, bats fed a fruit-only diet had a ...

In India, experts have fanned out in southern state of Kerala to collect samples of fluid from bats and fruit trees in a region where the deadly Nipah virus has killed two people and three more have ...

The initial symptoms of the Nipah virus, spread by bats and transferred to humans either through tainted sustenance or other human contact, manifest as fever, muscle pain, vomiting, sore throat ...

Malappuram district has become a focal point on India’s health map due to two back-to-back Nipah cases this year. The deadly zoonotic virus, largely carried by fruit-eating bats, looms over the ...

MUSKEGON COUNTY, MI – A bat found in Muskegon County has tested positive for rabies, health officials said. It’s the first ...

The ICMR-NIV has found evidence of the Nipah virus circulation among fruit bats across nine states and one Union Territory. While West Nile Virus and malaria are both vector-borne illnesses ...

A highly infectious bat-borne virus has claimed the life of a 24-year-old student sparking alarm and prompting officials to urge the public to avoid crowded areas as fears of a Nipah virus ...

A deadly virus called Nipah, which is carried by bats and has “serious epidemic potential,” has infected people across South and South East Asia, according to global health and infectious ...

So far the outbreak has happened between May and September, which coincides with the bat breeding season and Kerala’s fruit season. Since the initial outbreak in Kerala in 2018, Nipah virus has ...