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The case of a 42-year-old woman in Kerala testing positive for Nipah virus on May 8 makes it the third such instance being reported from the State’s Malappuram district in the last two years.
A case of Nipah virus has been confirmed in the Malappuram district of Kerala, health officials said on Wednesday. State Health Minister Veena George stated that a woman from Valanchery in the ...
Global Virus Network warns of potential H5N1 pandemic, citing outbreaks in US dairy cows and humans. The virus, primarily affecting birds, poses a risk to humans through direct contact.
Experts warn about the possibility of a new pandemic in 2025 as the H5N1 bird flu virus spreads across all 50 states, impacting cows at US dairy farms, leading to human infections and raising ...
When it comes to computer viruses, there’s no shortage of large-scale incidents to refer back to. But one event in particular stands out, largely due to the fact it remains among the biggest ...
The virus has impacted dairy farms, poultry flocks, and humans, with one confirmed human death in the U.S. Experts urge preventative measures like improved surveillance and biosecurity.
The CDC said there is no known person-to-person spread of the virus. No human cases have been confirmed in Delaware or any neighboring states, but the CDC has listed one "probable case" since 2024 ...
Experts warn about the possibility of a new pandemic in 2025 as the H5N1 bird flu virus spreads across all 50 states, impacting US dairy farms and leading to human infections. Here's what to know.
US health experts have raised concerns as the H5N1 avian flu virus rapidly propagates throughout US dairy farms. The outbreak has impacted over 1,000 dairy herds across the country since March 2024.
A local scientist has spent 30 years studying a virus so ubiquitous it’s estimated to affect 80 percent of the global population. And now he and his team say their findings may apply to another ...
As virus experts, we’re committed to research that uncovers pandemic threats and helps protect people from them. But we are concerned about how some scientists are experimenting with viruses in ...
The virus, HKU5-CoV-2, does not enter human cells as readily as SARS-CoV-2, which causes COVID-19, the scientists reported in the journal Cell. However, they found that the bat virus uses the same ...