In a new study, published in Cell, researchers describe a newfound mechanism for creating proteins in a giant DNA virus, ...

Australia is closely monitoring the Nipah virus outbreak in India and has issued a travel advisory for those traveling to Bangladesh.

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Discover what happens when Nipah virus infects the body, its early symptoms, effects on lungs and brain, and the latest cases in India.

Scientists discover how yellow fever and encephalitis viruses enter human cells, and block them with decoy molecules.

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An outbreak of the chikungunya virus in southern China has prompted a strong government response as cases climb into the thousands. The disease, which is spread by mosquitoes, is most prevalent in the ...

On Monday, director general of the World Health Organization Dr. Margaret Chan declared the mosquito-borne Zika virus to be an international public health emergency. Chan made a particular point of ...

Two Nipah cases have been identified in India which has led to surveillance across the country and in adjoining places.

The horrors of Covid-19 pandemic are still fresh in our minds, even though a few years have passed ever since. One lesson which the world has learnt from the 2020-2021 pandemic is that precaution is ...