Researchers at the Chinese lab accused of leaking the COVID-19 virus have now discovered a new coronavirus in bats that closely matches the one that led to the deadly worldwide outbreak in 2020, ...

A mystery illness in Bangladesh, initially thought to be a Nipah infection outbreak, is actually due to another emerging and potentially deadly bat-borne virus, scientists warned in a new study.

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 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 ...

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 ...

Amid the ongoing global concern over Nipah, virologists issued a striking warning on Tuesday - While the whole world is concerned about the deadly Nipah virus, another, equally lethal virus is ...

Sometimes even bats need a sick day. Bats are renowned for the ability to be infected with viruses that can be deadly to people without showing signs of the diseases themselves. Ebola virus, Nipah ...

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