HEALTH chiefs are scrambling to contain an outbreak of ‘brain swelling’ bat-borne virus considered ‘next pandemic’. At least ...

The recent outbreak of the Nipah virus in West Bengal, India, has raised significant public health concerns, yet the Alipore Zoo in Kolkata, known for its large population of bats, continues to ...

Kochi (Kerala) [India], January 26 (ANI): Dr Rajeev Jayadevan, Ex-President of IMA Cochin and Convener of the Research Cell, ...

Five cases have been reported and nearly 100 individuals have been quarantined as authorities seek to contain the infection.

IMA Cochin's ex-President Dr Rajeev Jayadevan warned that Nipah virus, which circulates freely among bats, can jump from bats ...

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Some Thai fruit bats carry a strong strain of the Nipah virus, but the bigger danger comes from infected people arriving from ...

Indian health authorities are investigating confirmed Nipah virus cases and expanding surveillance as they assess the ...

Officials warn that bat bites can go unnoticed and urge prompt reporting of any possible exposure ...

There has been an outbreak of the deadly Nipah virus in eastern India.

The virus causes severe disease and death in people.

In a video message, Jayadevan said, "Nipah virus circulates freely among bats, and they don't seem to die from it. But when human beings come into contact with bats, either directly or indirectly, the ...