Researchers in Bangladesh have identified a bat-borne virus, Pteropine orthoreovirus, in patients who were initially suspected of having Nipah virus but tested negative. All had recently consumed raw ...

Researchers at the Chinese lab accused of leaking the COVID-19 virus have now discovered a new coronavirus in bats that closely matches the one that led to the deadly worldwide outbreak in 2020, ...

Stock image of a flying bat. Twenty brand-new viruses — including two that are genetically similar to known deadly diseases — have been discovered in wild bats in China, raising “urgent concerns” from ...

Viruses closely related to the deadly MERS coronavirus are lurking in bats and one group, known as HKU5, may be just one mutation away from making the jump to humans. A new study reveals how these ...

A man in his 50s has reportedly contracted the first confirmed case of Australian bat lyssavirus Getty A man in his 50s has been hospitalized in critical condition after contracting the Australian bat ...

A newly recognised bat-borne virus in Bangladesh is forcing scientists to rethink what they thought they knew about emerging infections in South Asia. First spotted in patients who looked like classic ...

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New viruses that are genetically similar to known fatal viruses have been discovered near food sources in a concerning new report Getty Analysis of bat kidneys in China found 20 new viruses, including ...