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What is Nipah virus? Causes, symptoms and preventive measures for this deadly threat
The recent death of a teenage girl in India has spotlighted the deadly Nipah virus, raising global concerns due to its high ...
Pet cat helps discover a new virus
Pepper the cat is at it again. After his hunting skills helped virologists identify the first jeilongvirus in the United ...
The WHO's stark warning about a deadly virus in India that could have great pandemic potential: "We must be vigilant"
The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued an urgent global alert following an outbreak of the Nipah virus in Kerala, India. This zoonotic pathogen, originating in fruit bats a ...
XFG ‘Stratus’ Covid variant on the rise globally: What it is, where it’s spreading and why it matters
XFG is part of the Omicron family, of which there are now more than 1,000 known subvariants, but it’s rising rapidly in ...
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Teenager dies from ‘brain-swelling’ virus as fears rise of ‘next pandemic’
Statistically it kills two out of three peopleAn 18-year-old Indian girl has tragically passed away from the ‘brain-swelling’ Nipah ...
Teenager dies from 'brain-swelling' bat virus in India as officials confirm second case
The 18-year-old, from Malappuram a city in the Kerala region of India , tested positive for Nipah virus, which kills more ...
Why prevention is sometimes all in health care
Nipah virus resurfaces in Kerala, no link between Covid vaccines and cardiac deaths, air pollution and preterm births.
Teenage girl dies from ‘brain-swelling’ Nipah virus considered the ‘next pandemic’ – as officials detect a second case
A TEENAGE girl has died from a brain-swelling bat virus which experts fear could be the ‘next pandemic’. The 18-year-old ...
Australia scientists closer to Hendra virus vaccine thanks to nanobodies from Chilean alpaca named Pedro
An unlikely hero has emerged in the fight against an "absolutely terrifying" virus which has again reared its head in Australia.
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Nipah virus infects 2 more in India, 1 fatally
Tests have identified Nipah virus in two patients from India’s Kerala state, one of them an 18-year-old woman from Malappuram ...
Tracking proteins that help the COVID-19 virus replicate
Scientists have identified dozens of human proteins that SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, depends on to replicate ...
20 Never-Before-Seen Viruses Discovered In Bats In China
Scientists in China have raised "urgent concerns" after discovering at least 20 never-before-seen viruses in bats that live in orchards near human ...