A recent scientific study has revealed that a bat-borne virus unrelated to Nipah has been infecting humans in Bangladesh, raising new questions about zoonotic disease surveillance in South Asia. While ...

Health officials in India are working urgently to track down close contacts and implement airport screening protocols following a Nipah virus outbreak. While early reports indicated five cases of the ...

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 ...

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 ...