New viruses that are genetically similar to known fatal viruses have been discovered near food sources in a concerning new report Getty Analysis of bat kidneys in China found 20 new viruses, including ...

A newly identified bat virus has been quietly infecting people in South Asia, slipping past doctors because it looks so much like the deadly brain‑swelling disease caused by Nipah virus. Instead of a ...

Viruses closely related to the deadly MERS coronavirus are lurking in bats and one group, known as HKU5, may be just one mutation away from making the jump to humans. A new study reveals how these ...

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A man in his 50s has reportedly contracted the first confirmed case of Australian bat lyssavirus Getty A man in his 50s has been hospitalized in critical condition after contracting the Australian bat ...

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 recognised bat-borne virus in Bangladesh is forcing scientists to rethink what they thought they knew about emerging infections in South Asia. First spotted in patients who looked like classic ...

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