The World Health Organization reported two cases of a rare virus in an eastern Indian state on Thursday.

Since 1999, when Nipah virus was first identified in Malaysia, it has repeatedly emerged in south and southeast Asia, quietly exploiting ecological and social susceptibilities. The danger of Nipah ...

Thermal scanning at ports of entry is not as effective in keeping rare deadly pathogens out as one may hope, says Hsu Li Yang from the Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health.

Each infected person generally infects fewer than one other person, which limits the spread but does not prevent outbreaks. But when this disease strikes, it is often fatal. And the WHO considers ...

(WTAJ) — Some scientists have successfully used vaccine-carrying mosquitoes to safeguard from deadly diseases, but others question whether it’s practical or even ethical. The experiments are meant to ...

A 25-year-old nurse died of cardiac arrest 2 days after testing negative for Nipah. Doctors say she died of a secondary lung infection she picked up in the CCU. No spread of Nipah, say doctors.

Several countries, including Thailand and Nepal, have increased their surveillance after cases of the deadly Nipah virus were detected in India. So far, just two cases have been confirmed among ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An outbreak of the Nipah virus in India’s eastern state of West Bengal has heightened concerns in China and several Southeast ...

But scientists say there are practical and ethical challenges to overcome before the strategy could be deployed in real-world settings.

UK health officials have warned travellers of the outbreak of a “serious infectious disease” in India. On 13 January, two confirmed cases of Nipah virus were reported in healthcare workers in Kolkata.

Countries across Asia are increasing airport screenings after Nipah virus cases were detected in India, though officials say the outbreak has been contained. Nipah is a deadly zoonotic virus spread by ...

The World Health Organization reported two cases of a rare virus in an eastern Indian state on Thursday. Nipah is a zoonotic virus, meaning it can be transmitted from animals to humans. Most commonly, ...