In late January 2026, Indian authorities confirmed two new Nipah virus cases in West Bengal state. Following the news, a video circulated on social media in Africa purportedly showing Uganda’s health ...

Chinese researchers have identified a key mutation in the Ebola virus that may explain why one of the deadliest outbreaks in recent history spread so widely and persisted for so long. Their findings ...

"In a single decade, the world has transformed Ebola from a global emergency to a disease that can be stopped in its tracks," said Dr Richard Hatchett, CEO of the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness ...

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 ...

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 ...

Share on Pinterest Despite the recent outbreak in India, health experts suggest the Nipah virus is an unlikely candidate for a global pandemic. Image credit: CharlesGibson/Getty Images Two new cases ...

India’s Nipah virus outbreak—while “concerning and serious”—is also neither unprecedented nor unexpected, and does not represent a global emergency. This is the statement of experts from the Global ...

The internet has been abuzz with "Nipah virus" after two cases were recently identified in health care workers in India. Could this be our next COVID-19? The World Health Organization named it a ...

Allen Cheng receives funding from the National Health and Medical Research Council and the Australian Department of Health and Aged Care, including for public health surveillance systems. He has been ...

Dr. Ellen Foxman still remembers her young son struggling to breathe as he battled an asthma attack that tightened his small airways. For any parent, it’s a frightening moment – one that has stayed ...

Like Hendra virus, Nipah is in a category of viruses called henipaviruses. It is zoonotic, meaning it can spread from animals to humans. As I explained in a previous Conversation article, outbreaks ...