Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Some countries are on high alert after two cases of a deadly, incurable virus were reported in India this week. India’s Health ...

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Recent reports circulating on social media and some news outlets sparked concern about a Nipah virus outbreak in India, particularly in West Bengal. However, verified data from the Union Health ...

MANILA, Philippines — Amid an outbreak of the fatal Nipah virus (NiV) in India, the Philippines’ Department of Health (DOH) said the virus is “rare” and has not been seen in the country since 2014.

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An outbreak of the Nipah virus in the Indian state of West Bengal is raising concern in parts of Asia, leading some airports to implement precautionary health screenings. So far, five confirmed ...

India is battling an outbreak of Nipah Virus in its eastern state of West Bengal that has seen five people confirmed infected and nearly 100 people placed in quarantine. The outbreak is reported to ...

Nipah is a zoonotic virus with a high mortality rate Charlotte Phillipp is a Weekend Writer-Reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2024, and was previously an entertainment reporter ...

When the common cold rips through a household, it can leave a wildly uneven path of symptoms. The same cold-causing rhinovirus that produces barely a sniffle in one person can cause a week of ...

As many families are preparing to gather for the holidays, influenza (flu) cases are spiking across the country. According to the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), ...

Respiratory virus season is in full gear, with flu admissions rising quickly in recent weeks, according to the latest national data from the CDC. Fourteen states reported high levels of flu-like ...