Twenty new viruses have been discovered within bats in China, "raising urgent concerns" that these diseases might spill over ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued an urgent global alert following an outbreak of the Nipah virus in Kerala, India. This zoonotic pathogen, originating in fruit bats a ...

The death of an unvaccinated horse from Hendra virus this week in southeast Queensland is the state’s first reported case in ...

Scientists have discovered 20 new bat viruses in China, including strains related to Nipah and Hendra, raising global health concerns. Bats' unique im ...

One of the viruses is the closest-known relative of Hendra and Nipah viruses, which have human mortality rates as high as 80 per cent.

Two previously unknown henipaviruses, called Yunnan bat henipavirus 1 and 2, were discovered. These have been held responsible for fatal outbreaks in the past.

Among these, two newly identified henipaviruses, Yunnan Bat Henipavirus 1 and 2, are drawing global concern. These viral relatives of the deadly Nipah and Hendra viruses are known to cause severe ...

Nipah virus, first identified in 1998, remains a deadly threat due to bat reservoirs, human practices, high fatality rates, ...

Researchers have found 20 previously unknown viruses in bat kidneys from China’s Yunnan province. Two of these viruses bear a striking resemblance to the deadly Nipah and Hendra viruses, both of which ...

Nipah (NiV) and Hendra (HeV) viruses, two closely related members of the Henipavirus genus, continue to raise global concern due to their high mortality rates and potential for zoonotic spillover.

Researchers discovered 20 new viruses and two henipaviruses closely related to deadly Nipah and Hendra strains in Yunnan bats. The viruses, found in bat kidneys, raise concerns about potential human ...