New Nipah-Like Langya Virus Detected in China
A new virus outbreak is raising concerns in parts of China as 35 new cases have been reported. The novel Langya Henipavirus (LayV) was first detected in the northeastern provinces of…
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Clinical Trial of mRNA Nipah Virus Vaccine Launched
Nipah virus infection is a zoonotic disease, meaning that it is spread between animals and people. Fruit bats are the natural host for the virus. The first known Nipah outbreak occurred in…
Nipah hotspots across India? Here’s why scientists are conducting bat survey to look…
Scientists at the Indian Council of Medical Research-National Institute of Virology (ICMR-NIV) have undertaken a nationwide bat surveillance to check for zoonotic diseases. The scientists…
Nipah Virus Vaccine Developed
The US scientists immunised African green monkeys with the experimental jab about three to seven days prior to exposure to a strain of the Nipah virus.
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Nipah virus death in Kerala; here’s what are its symptoms, history and preparedness…
Nipah virus case in KeralaAlready reeling under the rising cases of Covid-19, Kerala recently witnessed the first mortality from Nipah virus this year after a 12-year-old boy from Kozhikode…
Nipah virus returns to Kerala, 12-year-old boy dies in Kozhikode; central team rushed…
Nipah is a zoonotic virus that humans can contract from animals, including pigs and bats. (Photo credit: PRD, Govt of Kerala)A 12-year-old boy suffering from Nipah virus died in Kozhikode on…
Nipah Virus in India: ICMR-NIV team finds Nipah Virus antibodies in bats from…
In India, large fruit-eating bats called Pteropus medius bats are thought to be the cause for the virus. (Representational image)Nipah virus: The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)-…