A virus that originated in a type of fruit bat has been identified in India, spurring protective public health measures across that country. The Nipah virus is a potentially lethal disease that has ...

Some countries are on high alert after two cases of a deadly, incurable virus were reported in India this week. India’s Health Ministry said Monday, Jan. 26, that two nurses at a private hospital near ...

About 1 in 10 people carry genetic variants that make them particularly vulnerable to the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), a ubiquitous pathogen that is increasingly being linked to conditions like multiple ...

Airports in Southeast Asia are on alert this week after the confirmation of an outbreak of the serious but rare Nipah virus, which has no known cure, in West Bengal, India. Thailand implemented health ...

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India is battling an outbreak of Nipah Virus in its eastern state of West Bengal that has seen five people confirmed infected and nearly 100 people placed in quarantine. The outbreak is reported to ...

After two cases of the deadly Nipah virus were reported in India, authorities said the outbreak is contained. India’s Health Ministry said Tuesday that all identified contacts with the two Nipah cases ...

West Nile Virus found in mosquito samples has been confirmed in two Harris County ZIP codes. — The Harris County Public Health department determined the infected mosquitoes were in the 77041 and 77032 ...

WEST HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — An elementary school in West Hartford will be closed Friday because a large amount of students have come down with norovirus, according to a release from the assistant ...

WEST HARTFORD, CT (WFSB) - Webster Hill Elementary School closed Friday due to a norovirus outbreak that impacted a high volume of students, according to West Hartford Public Schools. The district ...

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) -- The first positive West Nile Virus mosquito sample has been confirmed by Harris County Public Health, according to a statement released on Wednesday. The video above is ...

After two suspected cases of Nipah virus disease were identified in West Bengal a National Joint Outbreak Response Team has been deployed to assist the state government in containment and public ...