The death of an unvaccinated horse from Hendra virus this week in southeast Queensland is the state's first reported case in three years.Author ...

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 ...

Nipah (NiV) and Hendra (HeV) viruses, two closely related members of the Henipavirus genus, continue to raise global concern due to their high mortality rates and potential for zoonotic spillover.

The Nipah virus (NiV) is a highly contagious and potentially deadly virus that causes severe respiratory illness and encephalitis (inflammation of the brain) in humans and animals. It was first ...

Common symptoms of Nipah virus include fever, headache, dizziness, and loss of consciousness. Cough, abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, fatigue, and blurred vision can also occur in rare cases.

Nipah virus, first identified in 1998, remains a deadly threat due to bat reservoirs, human practices, high fatality rates, no vaccine, and risk of wider global spread.

Twenty new viruses have been discovered within bats in China, "raising urgent concerns" that these diseases might spill over ...

Camp Hill virus is a type of henipavirus, a broad group of viruses that typically infect bats but have been known to "spill over" into various mammals, including humans. In people, henipaviruses ...

The Camp Hill virus discovered in Alabama is part of a dangerous group linked to deadly outbreaks worldwide.

Researchers found first strain of henipavirus in North America. What you need to know about new virus in wild animals that live in several U.S. states ...

Scientists have identified Camp Hill virus, the first known henipavirus in North America, in Alabama shrews. Henipaviruses, including Hendra and Nipah, are known for their high fatality rates.