Bangladesh reports new Nipah virus cases, first since April 2013
At least two Nipah virus (NiV) cases have been confirmed in Bangladesh and another four suspected cases deaths are being investigated, according to a Dhaka Tribune report today. Pteropus batsPublic domain image/ More...
WSU researchers discover how Nipah virus infects human cells
PRESS RELEASE A team of scientists from Washington State University has discovered how one of the planet’s most deadly known viruses employs burglary-ring-like teamwork to infiltrate the human cell. WSU virologist More...
Bangladesh: Nipah virus has killed more than 80 percent of those infected in 2013 outbreak
While there is much attention over the outbreaks in China (H7N9 avian influenza) and the Middle East with the new coronavirus, Bangladesh has been in a battle with a viral disease outbreak that is killing a whopping More...
Nipah virus death toll now at 10 in Bangladesh
Pteropus batsPublic domain image/ Robotbreeder at the wikipedia project In a follow-up to a story last week, the death toll due to Nipah virus so far this year in Bangladesh has risen to 10 according to Bangladesh’s More...
