The World Health Organization issued an update on the Nipah virus, saying it does not recommend restrictions on travel or ...

Piero Olliaro, professor of poverty-related ‍disease at the University of Oxford, said airport screenings for such a rare disease were likely to be ineffective. “Countries sometimes do these things ...

The risk of transmission of Nipah virus remains low, and there is no need for any travel or trade restrictions, said the ...

A BRAIN-SWELLING bat virus that has left people in India with “neurological complications” could spread globally, world ...

An outbreak of the Nipah virus in India is being closely monitored by Jersey's health authorities after a small number of cases.

Indian authorities recently confirmed that they have successfully contained a recent outbreak of the Nipah virus after ...

Professor Paul Hunter, an expert in infectious diseases at the University of Anglia, said, “Nipah virus infection is a rare infectious disease, but one that can pose a significant risk of death.

Generally, travellers are warned not to go within 10km (six miles) of the India-Pakistan border or to the Union Territory of ...

Indian authorities have revealed that they have contained a Nipah virus outbreak after confirming two cases in the eastern state of West Bengal, even as several Asian countries tighten health ...

An outbreak of the deadly Nipah virus in India has put many countries in Asia on high alert, given the fatality rate in humans can be between 40% and 75%. Several countries, including Thailand, ...

WHO says risk of Nipah virus spreading from India is low and sees no need for travel or trade curbs after two reported infections ...

Experts have warned that millions of people travelling to and from Asia for Chinese New Year could potentially trigger a ...