Only Nipah virus antibodies are detected in bats’ bodies. Though the state health department succeeded in preventing the ...

The Nipah virus has been detected in bat samples collected from Pandikkad in Kerala's Malappuram district, following the death of a 14-year-old boy from the infection. Health Minister Veena George ...

But in bats, this process unfolds differently. Despite carrying several viruses—Marburg, Ebola, Nipah, among others—bats rarely get sick from these infections. It seems their immune systems ...

Fruit bats, also known as flying foxes, are hosts for Nipah virus. Close contact with it or its body fluids carry high risk of transmission. If untreated, it can lead to disorientation ...

Vampire bats made to run on treadmills in a lab reveal secrets of the special metabolism fueling them from blood consumed only minutes before. This is peculiar since in most animals, including ...

Of the two deaths due to Nipah, the first person who died on August 30 was found to be the index case, or patient zero, from whom others caught the infection. The outbreak of the virus this year ...

In India, experts have fanned out in southern state of Kerala to collect samples of fluid from bats and fruit trees in a region where the deadly Nipah virus has killed two people and three more have ...

As bats carry many diseases, her doctor advised her to take the rabies vaccine. “Their scratches and bites look tiny but can cause rabies. The doctor said I should take the rabies shot as it can be ...

Because bats are small, secretive, feed at night, and are unfamiliar to most people, they are sometimes regarded as rare. On the contrary, they are found throughout the world except for certain ...

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Kerala state is said to be one of the most at-risk places globally for the Nipah virus Health authorities in India's Kerala state have issued an alert after a 14-year-old boy died of the Nipah virus.