The University of Oxford announced in January that the first ever human trial for an experimental vaccine against the deadly Nipah virus is underway. Around 51 people aged 18-55 will take part in ...

Health officials have been using genomic-sequencing tools to track the outbreak. As part of the effort, Mbala and his ...

Parts of the state are among those most at risk globally for outbreaks of the virus. Nipah is classified as a priority pathogen by the World Health Organization because of its potential to trigger ...

Parts of Kerala are said to be the most at ... are natural hosts for the Nipah virus.

While there are no confirmed cases of jeilongviruses causing diseases in humans, their close relation to henipaviruses (which includes the deadly Nipah virus) suggests the possibility of them ...

Researchers in the US have started a clinical trial of a vaccine against Nipah virus, a serious infection caught from animals that has a fatality rate of between 40% and 70%, developed by mRNA ...

Due to their recent experiences with the Nipah virus, the hospitals in north Kerala have been on heightened alert in diagnosing not-so-common diseases, which could be one of the reasons for the ...

From the moment a virus enters the host's body ... Despite carrying several viruses—Marburg, Ebola, Nipah, among others—bats rarely get sick from these infections. It seems their immune ...

India has been witnessing zoonotic disease outbreaks including swine flu, Nipah virus and bird flu, threatening both animals ...

Officials confirmed Wednesday suspected German cases of the deadly Marburg virus tested negative, following fears the Ebola-like virus spread to the European country, as experts in several African ...

By Dani Blum People with psychiatric conditions are more likely to be hospitalized or die of the virus. Scientists have ideas about why that might be the case. By Dani Blum For many, Covid is ...

The agreement, worth $4.3 million, is the first to be announced as part of CEPI ... against Ebola virus, Lassa virus, Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus, Nipah virus, Rift Valley ...