A man in his 50s has been hospitalized in critical condition after contracting the Australian bat lyssavirus (ABLV) in New South Wales, Australia This is the first confirmed case of the virus in the ...

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 ...

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An overlooked subgroup of bat viruses may be just one minor mutation away from being able to infect humans and potentially set off the next pandemic. This is the warning of a team of U.S.-based ...

Analysis of bat kidneys in China found 20 new viruses, including two that are similar to known fatal illnesses that can infect humans Researchers noted that the bats were found near orchards, ...

Researchers at the Chinese lab accused of leaking the COVID-19 virus have now discovered a new coronavirus in bats that ...

Twenty new viruses have been discovered within bats in China, "raising urgent concerns" that these diseases might spill over into livestock or even humans. Using genetic sequencing, researchers ...

A man in his 50s has reportedly contracted the first confirmed case of Australian bat lyssavirus Escher Walcott is a Writer/Reporter at PEOPLE, covering stories in Entertainment, Style, Human Interest ...

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 ...