When human activities disrupt and unbalance ecosystems, such as by way of climate change and biodiversity loss, things go ...

Also incurable, both rabies and Australian bat lyssavirus belong to a group of viruses called lyssaviruses. Both are spread by bites and scratches and can be prevented by vaccination and by rapid ...

A study by researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) offers insights into cell death regulation by viruses like SARS-CoV-2, and how bats and humans respond differently to tricks that ...

The Rwandan government today declared the end of the country's Marburg virus outbreak, after passing 42 days with no new ...

At a conference in Japan this week, Shi Zhengli, a specialist on bat coronaviruses, reported that none of the viruses stored in her freezers are the most recent ancestors of the virus SARS-CoV-2.

Aussies who want to avoid contracting a deadly and untreatable virus should avoid touching bats that may have fallen out of trees. The bats may be infected with lyssavirus, a deadly virus with ...

The virus is typically transmitted via the saliva of an infected ... signs of rabies and if tests and vaccinations are in order. Wilkins said around 1% of bats carry rabies, but if a bat is acting ...

BENGALURU: A study by the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) has revealed why viruses like SARS-CoV-2, which originate in bats, cause severe disease in humans but not in bats. The research shows ...