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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Two cases of Nipah virus have been reported in India, causing airports to increase passenger screening to prevent its spread ...

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 ...

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 ...

A deadly Nipah virus has been reported in India, involving two cases among nurses and prompting increased passenger screenings at airports to contain possible outbreaks and prevent spreading beyond ...