Countries across Asia are on high alert after cases of the deadly Nipah virus were detected in India. Though Indian officials ...

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Viruses that originated in bats have overwhelmed humans in past pandemics, and more could be on the way if mutations end up allowing them to spread. An understudied group of coronaviruses known as ...

The virus spreads from animals to humans, via person-to-person contact or through consuming contaminated food.

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PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – A recently discovered virus in a Russian bat is similar to SARS-CoV-2, the virus behind COVID-19, and is capable of infecting humans, according to researchers at Washington ...

A study conducted by Reuters data analysis found that as more people encroach on bat habitats, the risk of viruses that can jump from bats to humans is expected to rise. Viruses can be transported ...

Bats inhabit diverse ecological niches, accounting for one-fifth of all living mammalian species. They feed on fruits, nectar, arthropods, leaves, fish, small vertebrates, and blood. Its unique ...