Five confirmed Nipah virus cases in West Bengal have triggered a high alert as the infection is extremely lethal, spreads from animals to humans, and can be transmitted between people. With fatality ...

Symptoms typically include 'fever, headaches, myalgia (muscle pain), vomiting and sore throat'. This can be followed by ...

In some cases, the virus can cause a fatal brain infection ...

As reports of Nipah virus infections surface, anxiety has travelled faster than facts. Two concerns dominate public ...

Dr Suzanne Wylie said 'there is no need for public alarm in the UK' in wake of the outbreak of Nipah virus in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Nipah virus infection is a zoonotic illness that is transmitted to people from animals, and can also be transmitted through ...

Earlier this month, two health workers at a private hospital at Barasat in North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal had ...

Discover the concerns surrounding the Nipah virus in West Bengal and the government's response for public safety and health.

A new study shows that the body’s early immune response, not the virus itself, often determines how severe a rhinovirus cold ...

Suspected Nipah virus cases have been reported, prompting expert warnings about its high fatality and contagious nature.

Researchers used advanced imaging techniques, conducted at Penn State’s publicly funded Core Facilities, to study the architecture of the Turnip Crinkle Virus (TCV). This plant pathogen has an ...