Bangladeshi researchers have uncovered an emerging bat-borne virus in archived throat swabs and viral cultures from five patients initially thought to be infected with Nipah virus (NiV).

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A 25-year-old nurse in West Bengal has died from Nipah virus infection, marking the state’s first recorded fatality. The highly fatal virus spreads from bats or through close human contact and can ...