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 ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Two cases of the deadly Nipah virus have been reported in India, leading to confusion and fear that it could spread to the U.S.

Two cases of Nipah virus have been reported in India, causing airports to increase passenger screening to prevent its spread beyond the country. This flu-like, fatal infection carried by fruit bats ...

An outbreak of the lethal Nipah virus has sent shockwaves through the eastern Indian state of West Bengal. Health officials are racing to contain the spread as five cases—including frontline doctors ...

Asian countries are on high alert after cases of the deadly Nipah virus were detected in West Bengal, India. The zoonotic virus can spread between animals and people, mostly fruit bats and pigs, with ...