All Nipah Virus articles
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News
Scientists uncover structure of critical component in deadly Nipah virus
Through the structural and functional study of the deadly Nipah virus, a research team has identified a crucial viral component, viral polymerase complex, within its multiplication machinery, with which a part of the enzyme could potentially serve as a therapeutic target.
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News
Imaging measles fusion process reveals pathway to powerful weapon
Scientists have harnessed an imaging technique called cryo-electron microscopy to show—in unprecedented detail—how a powerful antibody can neutralize the measles virus before it completes the process of fusing into the host cell membrane.
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Long Reads
Under the microscope: monkeypox
Human monkeypox infection is a zoonotic disease caused by monkeypox virus which belongs to the Orthopoxvirus genus of the Poxviridae family
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Features
Under the microscope: langya virus
The novel zoonotic virus known as “Langya henipavirus” (LayV) was discovered in 2022.