A close relative of the deadly Nipah and Hendra viruses has been detected in North America for the first time — specifically, ...

Henipaviruses can infect many animals, including bats, horses, monkeys, dogs, cats and even rodents. This means they are more ...

Scientists at Harvard Medical School and Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine have mapped a critical component of the Nipah virus, a highly lethal bat-borne pathogen that has ...

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

Nipah virus is a zoonotic virus harbored by fruit bats. It can be transmitted to pigs and humans, infect people through contaminated food, and can travel directly from person to person via droplets.

Scientists at Harvard Medical School and Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine have mapped a critical component of the Nipah virus, a highly lethal bat-borne pathogen that has ...

More information: Limei Wang et al, Nipah virus: epidemiology, pathogenesis, treatment, and prevention, Frontiers of Medicine (2024). DOI: 10.1007/s11684-024-1078-2 ...

"Elucidating both the unique and shared characteristics of the Nipah virus polymerases in comparison to other viral polymerases, our study provides critical insights that have the potential to ...

The advance, described Jan. 20 in Cell, brings scientists a step closer to developing much-needed medicines.Currently, there are no vaccines to prevent or mitigate infection with the Nipah virus ...

He said the Hendra virus has a 70% fatality rate, and Nipah has "recorded fatality rates between 40 and 75 per cent in outbreaks in South-East Asia, including in Malaysia and Bangladesh." ...