Bangladeshi researchers have uncovered an emerging bat-borne virus in archived throat swabs and viral cultures from five ...

SCIENTISTS have discovered a new bat virus that they fear is already spreading in humans. The infection was spotted in people ...

Scientists in Bangladesh discovered a new bat-borne virus called PRV in five patients who initially appeared to have Nipah ...

A newly identified bat virus has been quietly infecting people in South Asia, slipping past doctors because it looks so much like the deadly brain‑swelling disease caused by Nipah virus. Instead of a ...

Researchers in Bangladesh have identified a bat-borne virus, Pteropine orthoreovirus, in patients who were initially suspected of having Nipah virus but tested negative. All had recently consumed raw ...

Reports of new Nipah virus cases in India have raised worries about yet another deadly outbreak. Nipah is a rare virus that ...

Nipah virus is a zoonotic virus, usually transmitted from animals such as fruit bats to humans or through contaminated food.

New Nipah-like bat virus in Bangladesh is becoming more deadly, scientists warn - PRV infections are typically mild, but that has not been the case in these newly documented cases ...

Countries across Asia are on high alert after cases of the deadly Nipah virus were detected in India. Though Indian officials ...

Following the Nipah virus outbreak in India, we asked experts about ongoing research into treatments, if there is a cause for ...

Scientists have identified a new strange virus that is infecting humans that seems like Nipah but is different than the specific type.A team of researchers in Bangladesh has identified a ...

UVA infectious disease expert Dr. William Petri explains how the virus spreads and why health officials are on high alert.