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Japanese researchers to begin human trial for Nipah vaccine in April
04 Feb 2026 11:08 GMT
New Delhi: A team of researchers in Japan has announced a clinical trial to confirm a vaccine's efficacy against the deadly Nipah virus in humans.
The vaccine candidate developed at the University of Tokyo is set to start clinical trials in Belgium in …
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How UP Silenced Encephalitis for Good — From Graveyards to Zero Deaths
04 Feb 2026 07:45 GMT
For decades, encephalitis wasn’t just a … defined a region.
1. Encephalitis Was Normalised—And That Was … 650 deaths—93 directly from Japanese Encephalitis. These weren’t abstract … Sympathy.
Under Yogi Adityanath, encephalitis stopped being treated as an …
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A Giant Virus from a Japanese Pond Hints That Complex Life Originated from a Viral Infection
02 Feb 2026 22:37 GMT
Credit: ZME Science/AI-generated illustration.
In the murky waters of Ushiku-numa, a freshwater pond just northeast of Tokyo, a microscopic drama has been playing out for eons, entirely unseen. Here, single-celled amoebae drift through the silt, …
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Nipah Virus and the New Public Health Order
03 Feb 2026 19:00 GMT
… Virus Disease?
An outbreak of encephalitis (brain inflammation) occurred in a … to be an outbreak of Japanese encephalitis (a more common mosquito-borne … outbreaks from other causes of encephalitis. New testing technologies emerged, rather …
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Pandemic warning possible as 'new bat virus' puts world on high alert
03 Feb 2026 10:53 GMT
… brain inflammation were victims of Japanese encephalitis, a disease spread by mosquitoes … central nervous system and cause encephalitis, inflammation of the brain – that … breathing difficulties, fits and coma.
Encephalitis develops when the virus penetrates …
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'Pandemic potential' alert over new bat virus with no vaccine or treatment
03 Feb 2026 05:09 GMT
… brain inflammation were suffering from Japanese encephalitis, a mosquito-borne disease. But … central nervous system and cause encephalitis, inflammation of the brain – … respiratory problems, seizures and coma.
Encephalitis occurs when the virus breaches …
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NanoViricides President Dr. Diwan Interviewed by Mission Matters' Adam Torres
02 Feb 2026 20:52 GMT
… Bird Flu Virus, Dengue viruses, Japanese Encephalitis virus, West Nile Virus, Ebola …
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Explained: the Nipah virus, back in the spotlight
01 Feb 2026 11:48 GMT
… , as it was mistaken for Japanese encephalitis, a viral brain infection spread … to breathing difficulties and acute encephalitis, or swelling of the brain …
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<![CDATA[Community Pharmacies Serve as Travel Vaccine and Information Hubs]]>
30 Jan 2026 18:52 GMT
… things like accelerated schedules for Japanese encephalitis [and] for hepatitis B vaccines …
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GSK Puts Up to 350 US, UK Jobs on the Chopping Block
09 Oct 2025 01:59 GMT
… in the U.S.: the Japanese encephalitis shot Ixiaro.
Novartis
Nov. 25 … productivity of its business.
The Japanese multinational has no active cell … , pharma will absorb 58 billion Japanese Yen ($394 million) in impairment …