It’s dusk in central Bangladesh, in a community within the district of Faridpur. A 50-year-old man sits outside his home beside a rice paddy. His name is Khokon. A fiery beard, dyed a bright orange, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. STORY: India’s tropical state of Kerala has a message for residents: avoid eating fruit clawed or bitten by bats. The warning is ...

A newly identified bat virus has been quietly infecting people in South Asia, slipping past doctors because it looks so much like the deadly brain‑swelling disease caused by Nipah virus. Instead of a ...

A study conducted by Reuters data analysis found that as more people encroach on bat habitats, the risk of viruses that can jump from bats to humans is expected to rise. Viruses can be transported ...

Researchers at the Wuhan Institute of Virology in China said they discovered a new coronavirus in bats that enters cells using the same gateway as the virus that causes COVID-19. This virus hasn’t ...

On May 3, 2018, Muhammad Sabith awoke with a fever while staying with his parents in this village near the southwest coast of India. The 26-year-old electrician assistant went to a community hospital ...