The recent death of a teenage girl has spotlighted the deadly Nipah virus, raising global concerns due to its high fatality ...

A 50-year-old man from Changalleri, Mannarkkad in Palakkad, who tested positive for Nipah virus in preliminary screening, ...

A TEENAGE girl has died from a brain-swelling bat virus which experts fear could be the ‘next pandemic’. The 18-year-old ...

A drug that targets two parts of the deadly Nipah virus protects against infection in hamsters. And once an animal is ...

As Kerala continues to face the brunt of the Nipah virus outbreak, the authorities put out measures to tackle the spread.

One of the affected is undergoing treatment while another has died. State Health Minister Veena George has said the alert has ...

Stay alert for Nipah virus symptoms, avoid unwashed fruits, and practice good hygiene to prevent infection, DPH advises.

The Nipah virus is not related to COVID-19, but may have the same originating source — bats. The host of the virus is fruit bats, also known as flying foxes because of their large size.

Medical teams have been deployed in districts along the Kerala border and are on high alert to monitor and respond swiftly to ...

Forest Minister AK Saseendran has guaranteed NIV officials, led by Dileep Patil, access to forest areas in order to collect ...

Nipah virus (NiV) is zoonotic, which means it spreads to humans through animals. The first known outbreak happened in Malaysia and Singapore in 1999. Now, outbreaks are common in other parts of ...

New viruses that are genetically similar to known fatal viruses have been discovered near food sources in a concerning new ...