Researchers at the Scripps Research Institute have found the structure of a key protein in the Nipah virus, which could pave the way for the development of a much-needed antiviral drug.
Kerala state's health officials have issued an alarm following the death of a 14-year-old boy from the Nipah virus. He is from the town of Pandikkad, and everyone who came into contact with him ...
All five people identified to be infected with the Nipah virus in Bangladesh so far this year have died, according to the Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR).
The state health department had already issued a high alert in Kozhikode district earlier this week after they suspected that the two deaths were caused by the Nipah virus. Now an alert has also ...
Kerala state is said to be one of the most at-risk places globally for the Nipah virus Health authorities in India's Kerala state have issued an alert after a 14-year-old boy died of the Nipah virus.
The Nipah virus is a zoonotic disease that can be transmitted from some animals to humans Schools and offices have been shut in some parts of the southern Indian state of Kerala after five cases ...
NiV&HeV: A New Era of Structure-based Vaccine Design? Nipah virus (NiV) and Hendra virus (HeV) are highly pathogenic bat-borne paramyxoviruses included in the WHO Blueprint priority diseases list.
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 ...