A contagious new COVID-19 variant called NB.1.8.1, aka "Nimbus," is now dominant in the United States, CDC data show. What to know about symptoms and vaccines.

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The 18-year-old, from Malappuram a city in the Kerala region of India , tested positive for Nipah virus, which kills more ...

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Scientists have identified dozens of human proteins that SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, depends on to replicate ...

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A man in his 50s from northern New South Wales has died after contracting Australian bat lyssavirus, marking the first known ...

These statistics highlight a serious public health concern related to Covid-19, not only for Bangladesh but also globally. The virus, found in bats, belongs to the Merbecovirus group, which also ...

Scientists in China have discovered a host of never-before-seen viruses in bats that live near humans. These viruses include ...

In the shadows of Python Cave, Uganda, a leopard leaps from a guano mound—formed by bat excrement—and sinks its teeth into a ...