UVA infectious disease expert Dr. William Petri explains how the virus spreads and why health officials are on high alert.
Two cases have been detected in India among health care workers.
An outbreak of the deadly Nipah virus in India has put many countries in Asia on high alert, given the fatality rate in humans can be between 40% and 75%. Several countries, including Thailand, ...
While the world dealt with the fallout from viruses like COVID-19 and the bird flu, another virus was quietly lurking in the background. Although the Nipa virus may not be a household name yet, some ...
The World Health Organization reported two cases of a rare virus in an eastern Indian state on Thursday.