The Nipah virus is not very contagious, an expert said, adding that direct human transmission is rare and no instances of the virus spreading through...

The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Friday assured the risk of the deadly Nipah virus spreading from India is low. The organisation also said it...

The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Friday assured the risk of the deadly Nipah virus spreading from India is low. The organisation also said it...

Greece’s Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis rejected the mass vaccination of animals in a government meeting on Tuesday in which the country’s...

Greece’s Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis rejected the mass vaccination of animals in a government meeting on Tuesday in which the country’s...

In history, only smallpox was successfully eliminated from humans in 1980 through a global vaccination program. It is caused by the variola virus,...

TUESDAY, Jan. 27, 2026 — Health officials across parts of Asia are stepping up disease checks after several people in India were diagnosed with...

TUESDAY, Jan. 27, 2026 — Health officials across parts of Asia are stepping up disease checks after several people in India were diagnosed with...

A large outbreak of hysteria occurred in the media over the past week, regarding a small Nipah virus outbreak in eastern India. ‘Hysteria’...

African biostatisticians have found cholera does not spread only through contaminated water or direct contact with infected people but can also be...