What Is Nipah Virus? And What Makes It So Deadly?

It’s a terrible disease. Around half the people who get severe Nipah virus infection die of it. The symptoms can vary in ...

This is what Nipah virus does to your body

Discover what happens when Nipah virus infects the body, its early symptoms, effects on lungs and brain, and the latest cases ...

Three major ways Nipah virus can be transmitted

Nipah is a zoonotic henipavirus with a human fatality rate between 40 and 75 per cent, known to cause severe neurological ...

I’m an infectious disease expert. Here’s how concerned we should be about Nipah

It’s a terrible disease. Around half the people who get severe Nipah virus infection die of it. The symptoms can vary in ...
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Emerging bat virus found in stored throat swabs from 5 patients with suspected Nipah virus infection

Bangladeshi researchers have uncovered an emerging bat-borne virus in archived throat swabs and viral cultures from five ...

Global Virus Network issues statement on Nipah virus outbreak

The outbreak, they said, highlights the importance of efforts “to detect and defend against emerging infectious threats.” ...
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WHO issues alert as Nipah virus re-emerges in India

The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a cautionary advisory to countries, including Kenya, following the confirmation of two cases of the rare but deadly Nipah virus (NiV) infection in ...