Because measles is so contagious, experts say that vaccination rates need to be above about 95 percent to stem the spread of ...

The World Health Organization reported two cases of a rare virus in an eastern Indian state on Thursday.

The Nipah virus was spotted in India where it infected two people. No cases of the potentially lethal virus have been ...

Some countries are on alert after two cases of a deadly, incurable virus were reported in India this week. Here's what to ...

Officials in India have confirmed two cases of a deadly virus with no cure. Could Nipah virus make its way to Florida?

UVA infectious disease expert Dr. William Petri explains how the virus spreads and why health officials are on high alert.

Countries across Asia are on high alert after cases of the deadly Nipah virus were detected in India. Though Indian officials said they have contained the outbreak, screenings at airports in Asia ...

Following the Nipah virus outbreak in India, we asked experts about ongoing research into treatments, if there is a cause for ...

Generally, travellers are warned not to go within 10km (six miles) of the India-Pakistan border or to the Union Territory of ...

Experts explain how Nipah virus spreads, why it's so deadly, and whether it poses a threat in the U.S., Texas or Austin.

In 2003, Jean-Michel Claverie made a discovery in bacterial genomics that would change his career trajectory and begin a new era in microbiology. “One day, we found a very strange beast that nobody ...