India has placed health authorities on high alert after confirming five Nipah virus cases in West Bengal, including ...

The present outbreak of the Nipah virus infection in West Bengal, India, is the latest of a series of flare-ups of the frequently fatal, fruit-bat–spread zoonotic disease. Nipah (Henipavirus nipahense ...

Taiwan officially classifies Nipah virus—which kills 80–91% of infected people—as a Category 5 notifiable disease following India's outbreak, raising critical questions about media silence surrounding ...

Symptoms typically include 'fever, headaches, myalgia (muscle pain), vomiting and sore throat'. This can be followed by ...

With Kerala and West Bengal remaining endemic for Nipah virus, experts warn that while case numbers are low, the virus's high ...

Dr Suzanne Wylie said 'there is no need for public alarm in the UK' in wake of the outbreak of Nipah virus in the Indian state of West Bengal.

A deadly strain of virus has been detected in at least five people so far in India sparking panic among health officials.

Nipah virus infection is a zoonotic illness that is transmitted to people from animals, and can also be transmitted through ...

Earlier this month, two health workers at a private hospital at Barasat in North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal had ...

Deadly and silent at first, the Nipah virus spreads rapidly with high mortality. Here's what experts want you to know.

Discover the concerns surrounding the Nipah virus in West Bengal and the government's response for public safety and health.