A virus that originated in a type of fruit bat has been identified in India, spurring protective public health measures across that country. The Nipah virus is a potentially lethal disease that has ...

India’s Nipah virus outbreak—while “concerning and serious”—is also neither unprecedented nor unexpected, and does not represent a global emergency. This is the statement of experts from the Global ...

The internet has been abuzz with "Nipah virus" after two cases were recently identified in health care workers in India. Could this be our next COVID-19? The World Health Organization named it a ...

Some countries are on high alert after two cases of a deadly, incurable virus were reported in India this week. India’s Health Ministry said Monday, Jan. 26, that two nurses at a private hospital near ...

About 1 in 10 people carry genetic variants that make them particularly vulnerable to the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), a ubiquitous pathogen that is increasingly being linked to conditions like multiple ...

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Nearly all adults carry Epstein–Barr virus—but new research reveals how it can hijack immune cells, sparking a chronic disease that attacks the body from within. This colorized transmission electron ...

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A person living in New York tested positive for the mosquito-borne chikungunya virus in the first reported transmission within the US in six years, officials said on Tuesday. The chikungunya virus is ...