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As Paranoia Goes Viral in Govt Health Circles, Testing Labs Face the Heat

Priyanka Pulla 10/02/2020

Experts have rubbished government officials' allegations that, thanks to...

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New Evidence That Humans and Bats Exchanged Deadly Filovirus in Nagaland

Vrushal Pendharkar 06/11/2019

Filoviruses cause severe haemorrhagic fever in humans and primates.

Kozhikode: Doctors and patients wear safety masks as a precautionary measure after the 'Nipah' virus outbreak, at a Medical college, in Kozhikode, on Wednesday. Credit: PTI

Scientists Claim Drug Designed to Beat Ebola Also Fights Off Nipah

The Wire Staff 02/06/2019

Remdesivir, which is also being tested against the Ebola...

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Rather Than Blaming Bats for Nipah Infection, We Should Improve Public Health

Haritha John and S. Gopikrishna Warrier 01/06/2018

As the southwest monsoon crosses the Kerala coast and...

A Greater Indian fruit bat in flight. Credit: Trikansh sharma/Wikimedia Commons, CC0

The Absence of Evidence for Nipah in Fruit Bats Is Not Evidence of Absence

Nithyanand Rao 30/05/2018

This is because it is difficult to find a...

Where Does Ebola Hide Between Epidemics?

Where Does Ebola Hide Between Epidemics?

Leigh Cowart 25/05/2018

After the West African epidemic, Ebola disappeared. But having...

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Watch: What Is Nipah Virus and Should We Worry?

Anoo Bhuyan and Pawanjot Kaur 23/05/2018

The World Health Organisation has been informed about the...