Another pandemic? Deadly new bat viruses found in China, Scientists warn of up to 75 percent fatality rateResearchers discovered 20 new viruses and two henipaviruses closely related to deadly Nipah and Hendra strains in Yunnan bats. The viruses,...
25 Jun, 2025, 07.30 AM IST
New pandemic looming? Alabama's mysterious Camp Hill virus sparks global health fearsA virus known as the Camp Hill virus, found in Alabama, USA, is causing global alarm within the scientific community. Belonging to the dead...
06 Mar, 2025, 06.59 PM IST
In a first, deadly virus from Nipah family 'Camp Hill' found in US: Know its symptomsCamp Hill virus in Alabama: Researchers have identified Camp Hill virus, a type of henipavirus, in shrews in US state of Alabama. This viru...
07 Feb, 2025, 08.46 PM IST
Deadly never-before-seen virus in this US state could 'threaten all mankind', sparking concerns of spread to humansAlabama camp hill virus: Experts have expressed concerns about the discovery of a never-before-seen virus in the US which belongs to a dead...
06 Feb, 2025, 06.23 PM IST
Camp Hill virus: Expert who predicted COVID says new virus may not lead to pandemicAccording to researchers, the closest link to the Camp Hill virus is the Langya virus, which has been transmitted from shrews to humans in ...
06 Feb, 2025, 12.35 AM IST
Kerala Nipah Virus: After recent death, 134 fall under high-risk category; Here are symptoms and other detailsNipah Virus: Kerala Health Minister Veena George announced that another contact of the 24-year-old Nipah virus victim tested negative, maki...
20 Sep, 2024, 10.27 AM IST
Kerala teen dies due to Nipah virus: Here's all you should know about the deadly Zoonotic virusThe patient displayed signs of Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) such as sudden onset of fever, as well as clinical signs of neurological d...
22 Jul, 2024, 02.12 PM IST
What's Nipah, how does it get transmitted, what are the symptoms? Things you should know about the fatal virusNipah Virus: A healthcare worker in Kerala, India, has been diagnosed with Nipah fever, bringing the total number of cases in the area to f...
14 Sep, 2023, 03.41 PM IST
Fever, fatigue, loss of appetite, muscle ache: What is this new Langya virus and how sick is it making people?The researchers used a modern technique known as metagenomic analysis to find this new virus.
11 Aug, 2022, 06.23 PM IST
What is this new Langya virus? Do we need to be worried?Langya henipavirus is related to Hendra and Nipah viruses, which cause disease in humans. However, there's much we don't know about the new...
11 Aug, 2022, 11.55 AM IST
Langya Henipavirus found in China: Is the new virus fatal? And six other questions answeredAccording to an article titled "A Zoonotic Henipavirus in Febrile Patients in China", published in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJ...
10 Aug, 2022, 06.15 PM IST
35 in China infected by 'Langya' virus; here's all you need to know about itA total of 35 human infections related to the Langya henipavirus has found in China's Shandong and Henan provinces, which can be transmitte...
10 Aug, 2022, 09.49 AM IST
ICMR study finds presence of 'bat coronavirus' in two Indian bat speciesAccording to the study published in the Indian Journal of Medical Research, there is no evidence or research to claim that these bat corona...
15 Apr, 2020, 12.40 AM IST
View: It's time for humans to stop living voraciouslyChina’s crackdown in 2003 on wildlife markets ended after Sars exited. History is repeating itself, this time while the Covid-19 pandemic i...
11 Apr, 2020, 12.08 AM IST
Viscera of dead bats sent for test after bird flu outbreak in KeralaCulling of domestic birds and hens, and disinfecting one- km aerial radius of Vengeri and West Kodiyathoor, where the bird flu was reported...
10 Mar, 2020, 11.18 PM IST
Govt healthcare institutions can consider developing training courses for caregivers: President KovindThe president was speaking at an event to present the National Florence Nightingale Awards to 36 nurses for their meritorious services in t...
05 Dec, 2019, 01.29 PM IST
KKR to invest up to Rs 300 crore in Kerala’s Baby Memorial HospitalKKR has plans to support the group with further capital over time
16 Feb, 2019, 09.25 AM IST