A new virus related to the deadly Nipah and Hendra viruses has been detected in shrews in the U.S. However, scientists say ...

Researchers have identified Camp Hill virus, a type of henipavirus, in shrews in US state of Alabama. This virus, related to the deadly Nipah virus, raises concerns about human transmission and ...

When Auburn researchers discovered a new henipavirus in a local shrew, they named it after the small Tallapoosa County town ...

Researchers found first strain of henipavirus in North America. What you need to know about new virus in wild animals that ...

Nipah virus is a zoonotic virus harbored by fruit bats. It can be transmitted to pigs and humans, infect people through contaminated food, and can travel directly from person to person via droplets.

The advance, described Jan. 20 in Cell, brings scientists a step closer to developing much-needed medicines.Currently, there are no vaccines to prevent or mitigate infection with the Nipah virus ...

Researchers found first henipavirus strain in North America. What you need to know about new virus in wild animals living in ...

Scientists at Harvard Medical School and Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine have mapped a critical component of the Nipah virus, a highly lethal bat-borne pathogen that has ...

The country is highly vulnerable to zoonotic diseases like avian flu, leptospirosis, and, notably, Nipah virus. Nipah virus (NiV), which emerged as a zoonotic threat over the past 25 years ...

A review titled "Nipah virus: epidemiology, pathogenesis, treatment, and prevention" is published in the journal Frontiers of Medicine. Emerging in South and Southeast Asia, NiV is known for its ...