In late January 2026, Indian authorities confirmed two new Nipah virus cases in West Bengal state. Following the news, a video circulated on social media in Africa purportedly showing Uganda’s health ...

Ever since a deadly strain of avian influenza, H5N1, killed some 17,000 southern elephant seal pups on South American coastlines in 2023 and 2024, researchers and public officials have kept an ...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The University of Florida said Thursday it was investigating two college classrooms where measles exposures may have occurred. Additionally, six other confirmed measles cases were ...

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Share on Pinterest Despite the recent outbreak in India, health experts suggest the Nipah virus is an unlikely candidate for a global pandemic. Image credit: CharlesGibson/Getty Images Two new cases ...

As global concern grows over a rare, deadly Nipah virus outbreak in India, the Texas Department of State Health Services is evaluating potential risk to the state. So far, two cases have been ...

The World Health Organisation has told travellers there is a “low risk” of a serious infectious disease spreading from India. On 13 January, two confirmed cases of Nipah virus were reported in ...

(WJW) – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a new travel advisory for an archipelago of islands amid an ongoing virus outbreak. The health organization issued a “Level 2” ...

The agency said it's closely monitoring the situation and coordinating with public health authorities while the facility is closed to visitors and attorneys.

WASHINGTON — U.S. health officials are urging travelers to take extra precautious in five countries amid an outbreak of chikungunya, a virus that is transmitted by mosquito bites. The U.S. Centers for ...