A newly identified bat virus has been quietly infecting people in South Asia, slipping past doctors because it looks so much ...

Scientists in Bangladesh discovered a new bat-borne virus called PRV in five patients who initially appeared to have Nipah virus.

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Researchers in Bangladesh have identified a bat-borne virus, Pteropine orthoreovirus, in patients who were initially suspected of having Nipah virus but tested negative. All had recently consumed raw ...

A newly identified coronavirus in bats has the potential to spill over into humans, said researchers in China, but US experts stated there is no immediate public health risk. In a study published in ...

Scientists have detected human infections of a bat-borne virus, Pteropine orthoreovirus (PRV), in Bangladesh, raising fresh public health concerns. The virus caused severe Nipah-like symptoms, but ...

A deadly virus outbreak in India has sparked fresh pandemic fears across Asia, prompting some countries to roll out Covid-era airport screenings to stop it spreading. Several airports have stepped up ...

A man in his 50s has been hospitalized in critical condition after contracting the Australian bat lyssavirus (ABLV) in New South Wales, Australia This is the first confirmed case of the virus in the ...

Key points Nipah virus is a bat-borne virus which was first identified in 1998. It is not present in Australia It can cause severe disease with high ...