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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In Asia, the countries in red are where there have been Nipah virus outbreaks. In yellow are the places where the particular bat ...

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- A Fresno State research team is studying how viruses can spread aboard public transportation. The study aims to understand air circulation patterns inside buses while ...

Cases of the virus are abnormally high this year, according to health experts, and are especially dangerous for children.

A measles outbreak in Spartanburg County, South Carolina has resulted in over 646 reported cases. Symptoms include cough, runny nose, fever, and a rash that starts on the face. Medical experts state ...

Investigators estimated that an outbreak along the Arizona/Utah state line has been at least 6.5 times larger than the number ...

The internet has been abuzz with "Nipah virus" after two cases were recently identified in health care workers in India. Could this be our next COVID-19? The World Health Organization named it a ...