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Kerala remains India’s ground zero for the Nipah virus, but why?A new Nipah virus case in Kozhikode, Kerala, highlights the state's recurring outbreaks. Experts link these to fruit bats and human activit...- Nipah virus update: These international airports reintroduce Covid-style health checks after West Bengal outbreak. Check the guidelines and what travellers must knowNipah virus update: Airports in Taiwan, Nepal and Thailand have reintroduced Covid-style health checks after five cases of Nipah virus were...
- Health Ministry monitoring situation as two Nipah virus cases detected in West BengalTwo suspected Nipah virus cases are being closely monitored in West Bengal. The Union health ministry has deployed an expert team to suppor...
- 2 suspected cases of Nipah virus detected at AIIMS Kalyani; Centre mobilises response teamTwo suspected Nipah virus cases have been detected in West Bengal. The Union government is providing full support to the state. A national ...
- New Covid strain found in moustached bats — scientists fear it’s been spreading for monthsScientists have found a new virus called BRZ batCoV in moustached bats in Latin America. Experts are studying it because it has some Covid-...
- Dangerous virus on the prowl? Scientists investigate Colorado rabbits with tentacles after alarming mutation fearsColorado wildlife officials are addressing concerns about rabbits with unusual growths caused by cottontail rabbit papillomavirus (CRPV). W...
- 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,...
- UP: Govt closes Etawah lion safari, zoos in Lucknow, Kanpur, Gorakhpur following bird flu outbreakThe Uttar Pradesh government ordered the closure of Etawah Lion Safari and zoos in Lucknow, Kanpur, and Gorakhpur for seven days after bird...
- Amid HMPV virus outbreak in China, three tigers and a leopard die of highly infectious avian flu H5N1 virus in NagpurThree tigers and a sub-adult leopard at Gorewada Rescue Centre in Nagpur died from avian flu H5N1. This is the first time the virus caused ...
- Diluting the Wildlife (Protection) Act for rhesus macaques will be devastating for this Indian speciesRhesus macaques, once protected in India, now face weakened legal safeguards. Captured from the wild, they endure horrific transport and ex...
- 100 dangerous viruses detected in China’s fur animals, nearly 40 could affect humansAnimal Fur Virus in China: A new study reveals that animals in Chinese fur farms are hosting dozens of viruses, including 36 newly discover...
- WHO confirms first fatal human case of H5N2 bird fluThe first confirmed human case of infection with the H5N2 variant of bird flu was reported to the UN health body on May 23 after laboratory...
- Fight against Disease X: Scientists identify essential prevention tacticPrevention of Disease X: research paper argues for reducing zoonotic virus transmission to prevent pandemics by reducing contact with high-...
- Bird flu alert in Rajasthan after crow deaths in several districtsThe Principal Secretary, Animal Husbandry, Kunji Lal Meena, told reporters on Sunday that the deaths due to bird flu have been mainly repor...
- 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...
- In a first, Bronx zoo tiger 'Nadia' tests positive for Covid-19, develops dry cough, loss of appetiteThe Bronx zoo said preventative measures were in place for caretakers as well as all cats in the city's zoos.
- Football-sized hairball found in dead Pench tigerA football-sized hairball was found inside the abdomen of a 10-year-old tiger that died of a mysterious viral infection inside Pench Tiger ...
- Why India is also susceptible to coronavirus-like diseasesHuman and wildlife interactions are increasing as Indian settlements press up against remaining wild spaces.
- Three confirmed cases of Coronavirus in India, all from KeralaThe patient, a student of the Wuhan University, is stable and in isolation at a hospital.
- One more bird dies of avian influenza, toll over 80Union Environment Minister Anil Madhav Dave had constituted a monitoring committee for overseeing the outbreak of Avian Influenza.
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