SUNDAY, Feb. 8, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Reports of new Nipah virus cases in India have raised worries about yet another ...

Nipah virus is a zoonotic virus, usually transmitted from animals such as fruit bats to humans or through contaminated food.

Because measles is so contagious, experts say that vaccination rates need to be above about 95 percent to stem the spread of the virus. In recent years, the rate has fallen well below that critical ...

At the end of January 2026, new infections with the Nipah virus (NiV) were confirmed in the Indian state of West Bengal. The ...

Some countries are on alert after two cases of a deadly, incurable virus were reported in India this week. Here's what to ...

A new study suggests that people may experience the same virus differently based on how quickly the cells in their noses ...

The Nipah virus was spotted in India where it infected two people. No cases of the potentially lethal virus have been ...

UVA infectious disease expert Dr. William Petri explains how the virus spreads and why health officials are on high alert.

The deadly rare virus has no known cure.

A leading infectious disease expert says authorities are "keeping a close eye on what's happening overseas", after a woman died in Bangladesh from Nipah virus late last month. UNSW's Professor Raina ...

Following the Nipah virus outbreak in India, we asked experts about ongoing research into treatments, if there is a cause for ...

New cases of the deadly nipah virus in India have countries in Asia on high alert with airports across the continent taking ...