Another deadly virus is threatening the world, bringing back memories of the coronavirus and how ill-prepared the health systems of many countries, including the Philippines, were in dealing with it ...

Seeking to build domestic vaccine manufacturing capacity, the Philippine government is moving to reduce reliance on imported ...

Nipah virus has a fatality rate of 75% - which makes it deadlier than COVID-19, which triggered a worldwide lockdown in ...

New Nipah virus cases in India have put health authorities on alert, reviving memories of Covid and raising fresh questions ...

AMID rising global concern over the Nipah virus, Sen. Francis Escudero urged health and border authorities to maintain strict ...

Airports across Asia reintroduce Covid-style health checks after outbreak of deadly Nipah virus in India - Thailand, Nepal ...

THE Department of Health (DOH) has assured that the country is prepared for an outbreak of the Nipah virus, which has infected several people in West Bengal, India. The World Health Organization (WHO) ...

Because the bat-borne pathogen currently has no cure, the likes of India, Thailand, Pakistan, Hong Kong and Vietnam have taken measures to help screen for the virus. With a mortality rate of 40 to 75 ...

The death rate can vary between outbreaks, partly depending on local capabilities for identifying and containing cases. The UKHSA estimates that it falls between 40% and 75%, while Prof Hunter ...

Recent cases have largely been detected in southern Kerala state. A major outbreak in 2018 killed at least 17 people there.

Highly contagious virus, which spreads from animals to humans, has a high fatality rate and there is no vaccine ...

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Taiwan reported a nearly 12% weekly increase in influenza, with health authorities warning that cases ...