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A TEENAGE girl has died from a brain-swelling bat virus which experts fear could be the ‘next pandemic’. The 18-year-old ...

Nipah virus, first identified in 1998, remains a deadly threat due to bat reservoirs, human practices, high fatality rates, ...

SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union (PIA) – In an effort to intertwine forest rehabilitation with sustainable livelihood, the Provincial Government of La Union (PGLU), through its Environment and Natural ...

Scientists in China's Yunnan province have discovered 20 new viruses in bats, including two closely related to the deadly Nipah and Hendra viruses. Th ...

Colonies of Mexican free-tail bats living in Texas have been known to eat up to 30,000 pounds of insects in a single night! Not only do these bats get rid of pesky insects, they provide a valuable ...

The henipaviruses were found in fruit bats living near orchards close to human villages. Since henipaviruses can spread through urine, the study raises concerns about contaminated fruit and the risk ...

MANILA – The Philippine Air Force (PAF) said the multi-role fighters (MRFs) to be acquired by the country must have the capability to land and operate on short runways. This aligns with Manila's ...

Chinese scientists have raised concerns over 20 never-seen-before viruses found in the kidneys of bats mostly found in the Yunnan province of the country. According to researchers, the viruses—closely ...

Bats living among the orchards of Yunnan province in southwest China have been found harboring a variety of unknown pathogens in their kidneys, including two that are closely related to the deadly ...

Bats living among the orchards of Yunnan province in southwest China have been found harboring a variety of unknown pathogens in their kidneys, including two that are closely related to the deadly ...

ABSTRACT Studies suggest that frugivorous bats search and select fruit mainly by olfaction so that they can be attracted by smell alone. The aim of this study was to evaluate, in captivity, the ...