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

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Four top virologists provide a run down on the Nipah virus emerging from India - including how deadly it is and how likely it ...

The virus has a fatality rate ranging from 40 per cent to 75 per cent, according to health experts. There is currently no ...

The WHO advises no travel or trade restrictions after India reports two Nipah virus cases in West Bengal, citing limited risk ...

Nipah virus outbreak: Nipah virus, a rare but deadly zoonotic disease, is highly infectious and fatal and there is no ...

New research shows how surface material and temperature change how long viruses survive and whether they can still spread.

The UK Health Security Agency has said it continues to 'monitor the situation closely' after two countries began checking ...

As Nipah virus cases re-emerge in India, a neurologist explains how the virus spreads inside the body, damages blood vessels, ...

Some countries in Asia have stepped up airport screening measures after Nipah virus cases emerged in India's West Bengal.

VV116 acts as a "prodrug" that suppresses viral replication. It essentially "jams" the machinery (RNA) the virus needs to ...

In the quiet woods of West Bengal and the lush countryside of Kerala, a lethal pathogen is once again testing the limits of ...