Loonibha Shrestha

Nipah virus (NiV) is a zoonotic bat-borne pathogen belonging to the paramyxoviruses. It was first identified in Malaysia in 1998. However, no cases have been detected in Malaysia since 1999. … Read more

The West Nile Virus (WNV) is a mosquito-borne neurotropic virus of the family Flaviviridae. It was first reported in the West Nile province of Uganda in 1937. The pathogen is … Read more

The human papillomavirus represents a group of viruses that is diagnosed in more than 90% of cervical cancers and is the most common pathogen responsible for female cancers.  There are … Read more

Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) belonging to the Paramyxoviridae family is one of the most important causes of lower respiratory tract illness in infants less than 1 year of age. Along … Read more

The re-emerging arbovirus, Zika Virus (ZIKV) was first detected in the rhesus monkey about 70 years ago in the Zika Forest in Uganda. It is a single-stranded RNA virus belonging … Read more

Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), or the human herpesvirus 4 (HHV-4), is one of the eight known human herpesviruses of the gamma herpes virus family and is the primary causative agent of … Read more

What is Dengue and Dengue Virus? Dengue is a mosquito-borne infection caused by a single-stranded RNA virus belonging to the Flaviviridae family known as the Dengue virus (DENV). It is … Read more