Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A deadly virus have been reported in India, prompting tighter security measures at airports around the globe. Nipah virus is a ...

Like Hendra virus, Nipah is in a category of viruses called henipaviruses. It is zoonotic, meaning it can spread from animals to humans. As I explained in a previous Conversation article, outbreaks ...

The World Health Organisation has told travellers there is a “low risk” of a serious infectious disease spreading from India. On 13 January, two confirmed cases of Nipah virus were reported in ...

Two cases of the deadly Nipah virus have been reported in India, leading to confusion and fear that it could spread to the U.S. According to reports from The Telegraph, PEOPLE Magazine and The ...

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 ...

Health authorities in India say they have contained a potential outbreak of a bat-borne virus with no approved vaccine or cure. With a fatality rate between 40% to 75%, authorities in several Asian ...

FILE - A fruit bat in a tree at Wat Khanon Tai. Thailand's Department of Disease Control remains on high alert following reports of 5 confirmed Nipah virus cases in West Bengal, India. (Photo by Arnun ...

Two cases of the deadly Nipah virus have been reported in India, infecting two nurses. Symptoms can range from fever and headache to severe brain swelling, with a high fatality rate. Two cases of the ...