Only 180 bats survived intense heat in South Australian town, including 34 babies that carers say face months of recovery ...

Welcome back to Bizarre Beasts: Season Zero, where we are remastering episodes of Bizarre Beasts that were originally created ...

Animal names often sound precise, but many are the result of early guesswork that never got corrected. Explorers, naturalists ...

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

Nipah virus is a zoonotic virus, usually transmitted from animals such as fruit bats to humans or through contaminated food.

Following the Nipah virus outbreak in India, we asked experts about ongoing research into treatments, if there is a cause for ...

There were so many bats hiding in the roof!

Scientists have identified a new bat-borne virus behind a mystery illness in Bangladesh that was first thought to be Nipah, ...

In a world still feeling the aftershocks of the COVID-19 pandemic, news of a potential new viral threat can quickly raise alarm. That was the case following reports in India of a recent outbreak of ...

The impact of Nipah virus infection has been likened to approximately one in five people developing long-term issues, such as ...

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Nipah virus infections happen quickly. The time from infection to symptoms appearing is generally from four days to three ...