Department officials collected the bat for testing Feb. 4 and notified Strafford Health Officer Stephen Marx a couple of days later.

In late January 2026, Indian authorities confirmed two new Nipah virus cases in West Bengal state. Following the news, a ...

Columnist Melissa Todd discusses how Covid broke trust in public health, leaving even serious warnings about the Nipah virus ...

The federal government recently released new dietary guidelines aimed at “ending the war on protein” and steering Americans ...

'It's frightening as the death rate is high.' ...

Nipah virus is usually found in animals but can also infect humans. The symptoms include fever, headaches, confusion, and breathing problems. Early medical care can improve the chances of survival, ...

The Garden State is home to ranavirus, a pathogen capable of killing amphibians en masse. Scientists still aren’t sure what’s ...

PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Department of Health and the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management are alerting pet owners, animal control officers, and municipal clerks that a shipment of ...

A parasite that may already be hiding in your brain has a shocking survival trick: it can infect the very immune cells sent ...