Nipah virus (NiV) and Hendra virus (HeV) are highly pathogenic henipaviruses that cause severe respiratory and neurological disease in humans, often with high fatality rates. To date, NiV has caused ...

Twenty new viruses have been discovered within bats in China, "raising urgent concerns" that these diseases might spill over into livestock or even humans. Using genetic sequencing, researchers ...

The discovery of the Camp Hill virus marks the first detection of a henipavirus in Alabama in North America. This event highlights henipaviruses, a group of highly dangerous pathogens known to cause ...

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A new pathogen, called Camp Hill virus, was recently discovered in Alabama, drawing attention to a group of viruses known as henipaviruses. This is a big deal because other viruses in this group are ...

A new animal-borne virus has been discovered in Alabama. But the creature that carries it can be found along parts of the Atlantic seaboard, as far north as southern Saskatchewan, Canada, as far south ...

Experts are sounding the alarm about the discovery of a never-before-seen virus in the US which belongs to a deadly family of pathogens. Researchers from the University of Queensland in Australia ...

A fatal virus has reportedly been discovered in shrews in Alabama, sparking concerns about potential contagion to humans. The Camp Hill virus — thought to be the first "henipavirus" in North America — ...

Researchers at an Auburn University lab collected a mole-like animal that was found with a new species of henipavirus named after the Alabama town where the specimen came from, according to the ...

Northern America has detected a new deadly virus fearing a potential pandemic. The virus is called, Henipavirus and it belongs to the same family of Nipah virus. According to news reports, the virus ...

Researchers at The University of Queensland have identified the first henipavirus in North America. Dr Rhys Parry from the School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences said Camp Hill virus was ...