The findings concern two viruses closely related to Nipah and Hendra, which can cause brain inflammation and respiratory ...

A new Covid-19 variant called NB.1.8.1, or Nimbus, represents about a third of new US Covid-19 cases. Dr. Leana Wen answers ...

Scientists in China have discovered a host of never-before-seen viruses in bats that live near humans. These viruses include two that are closely related to the deadly Nipah and Hendra viruses, which ...

WHO director Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says all hypotheses are on the table, as the organisation works to reinforce ...

Researchers have raised “urgent concerns” after discovering two new bat viruses in China with the potential to infect humans ...

New viruses that are genetically similar to known fatal viruses have been discovered near food sources in a concerning new ...

More surveillance is needed of a new virus detected in dozens of people in eastern China that may not cause the next pandemic but suggests just how easily viruses can travel unnoticed from animals ...

Cases of human metapneumovirus, or HMPV, a contagious virus that can lead to respiratory disease, is reportedly spiking in northern China. Infectious disease experts say risk to the U.S. is low.

Toronto, Canada (CTV Network) — Scientists are keeping an eye on a new virus that appears to have been transmitted from animals to humans in China and causes symptoms similar to COVID-19 or the flu.

Officials in China and around the world are racing to contain the spread of a deadly new strain of virus. Latest U.S.

A graph showing reported coronavirus cases in China between January 23 and September 17, 2020. The large spike in February was a day when over 15,000 cases were reported.

Both studies point to the virus’s origin in Hubei province, China. Our ruling: False. An article circulating on social media claims COVID-19 did not originate in China.