A new virus that is related to the deadly Nipah and Hendra viruses has been detected in shrews in the U.S. However, scientists say there is currently "no evidence" that it has infected humans and ...

A new virus that is related to the deadly Nipah and Hendra viruses has been detected in shrews in the U.S. However, scientists say there is currently "no evidence" that it has infected humans and ...

Nipah virus can also cause seizures, as well as brain inflammation, disorientation, confusion, and coma within as little as 24 hours. Both viruses have no specific treatment.

A new animal-borne virus has been discovered in Alabama. But the creature that carries it can be found along parts of the Atlantic seaboard, as far north as southern Saskatchewan, Canada, as far ...

First identified in Australia, the Hendra virus caused outbreaks with mortality rates up to 70%, Parry wrote, while Nipah virus outbreaks in Southeast Asia had fatality rates between 40% and 75%.

The Nipah virus is not related to COVID-19, but may have the same originating source — bats. The host of the virus is fruit bats, also known as flying foxes because of their large size.

Nipah virus outbreak in India: What you need to know about viral disease. India’s southern Kerala state issues alerts after two people died from the disease in the fourth outbreak since 2018.

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