Prominent henipaviruses known to infect humans include Hendra virus and Nipah virus. The former virus was first detected in Australia in 1994 and has a case-fatility rate of around 60%.
As Kerala braces for the upcoming bat breeding season, the State’s Health Department has ramped up a high alert in five districts identified as potential hotspots for the Nipah virus ...
Researchers in the US have started a clinical trial of a vaccine against Nipah virus, a serious infection caught from animals that has a fatality rate of between 40% and 70%, developed by mRNA ...