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

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 ...

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

Between late 2022 and early 2023, five patients arrived at hospitals in Bangladesh with symptoms that screamed “Nipah virus.” They were feverish, struggling to breathe, and slipping into dangerous ...

The virus spreads from animals to humans, via person-to-person contact or through consuming contaminated food.

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PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – A recently discovered virus in a Russian bat is similar to SARS-CoV-2, the virus behind COVID-19, and is capable of infecting humans, according to researchers at Washington ...

A study conducted by Reuters data analysis found that as more people encroach on bat habitats, the risk of viruses that can jump from bats to humans is expected to rise. Viruses can be transported ...

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