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 ...

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 ...

A newly identified bat virus has been quietly infecting people in South Asia, slipping past doctors because it looks so much like the deadly brain‑swelling disease caused by Nipah virus. Instead of a ...