Hendra virus is a highly lethal zoonotic pathogen primarily transmitted from flying foxes to horses and occasionally humans, ...

Twenty new viruses found in bat kidneys in China include strains genetically similar to Nipah and Hendra, alarming experts over potential spillover to humans.

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.

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.

The research team warned that this henipavirus can spread through bat urine. This means bats might contaminate the fruit people eat, making it easier for the virus to spread.

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