A brand new virus, a previously unknown type of henipavirus called Salt Gully virus, has been detected in bats that is related to two diseases the World ...

Nipah virus (NiV) and Hendra virus (HeV) are highly pathogenic henipaviruses that cause severe respiratory and neurological disease in humans, often with high fatality rates. To date, NiV has caused ...

A Queensland border community has petitioned their local council after a flying fox roost has begun infesting a popular park.

Within the urine samples was a genetic sequence that indicated they were looking at an entirely new henipavirus. This is a ...

As CSIRO's Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness (ACDP) marks its 40th year of protecting Australia, its experts say ...

Key points Australian researchers have discovered a new bat-borne virus, Salt Gully virus, during routine wildlife surveillance in Queensland. The ...

F lying foxes are some of the largest bats in the world. With a body the size of a cat and a wingspan that would make an ...

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Step into one of Australia's few biosafety level 4 facilities, where scientists handle highly transmissible and potentially ...

A sprawling complex of ultra-high-security labs, the Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness sits right at the border ...

Researchers have identified new viruses, bacteria and parasites among bats in orchards in China's south-west — with two of ...

Oropouche virus is spread to a person through the bite of an infected biting midge (a very small biting fly also known as a no-see-um) or certain mosquitoes. Current evidence related to Oropouche ...