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A study by ICMR's NIE emphasizes the need for year-round surveillance of respiratory infections in Tamil Nadu to enhance ...
In a research published in the PLOS Journal, the scientists in China have revealed about some never-before-seen viruses in the bats that live close to humans. These viruses are quite closely related ...
"These viruses are so closely related to MERS, so we have to be concerned if they ever infect humans," said virologist Michael Letko.
Animal diseases are increasingly jumping across species barriers, with outbreaks of bird flu in mammals more than doubling in ...
Five years removed from the onset of Covid-19's global sweep, research into another subset of the coronavirus has scientists worried about another possible pandemic. This virus originated in bats, as ...
A group of bat viruses closely related to the deadly Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) could be one small mutation away from being capable of spilling over into human ...
Researchers have identified 20 new viruses, including two closely related to the deadly nipah and hendra, in bats in ...
As a public health official, Jeong Eun-kyeong is a rare name many South Koreans recognize. While Jeong had served in public ...
Infections that could trigger severe brain inflammation and respiratory disease have been discovered in bats in China. And there is currently no medication or vaccine to treat them.
Chinese scientists have raised concerns over 20 never-seen-before viruses found in the kidneys of bats mostly found in the ...
The virus, found in bats, belongs to the Merbecovirus group, which also includes MERS-CoV—the virus responsible for Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, known to have a fatality rate of around 35%.