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China warns that new virus 'spread from a shrew', infected 35 people nationwide

China has warned that 35 people have been infected with an entirely new zoonotic virus. It reportedly spread to humans via shrews.

The "Langya" virus has already infected dozens of people in his two provinces in eastern China.

According to Taiwan's Centers for Disease Control (CDC), the virus is completely new and has never infected humans.

Formally called Rangya henipavirus, it is part of the Henipaviridae family.

Two of his species in the same category have been previously identified - Hendra virus and Nipah virus,Sun reported.

These two viruses are said to cause terrible diseases with no known cure, vaccine or cure.

World Health Organization data classify Viridae at Biosafety Level 4. This means that there is a high risk of aerosol infection and there is no way to minimize its severity, resulting in life-threatening illness.

Chinese Media All 35 patients reported still alive (micrographs of henipavirus) (

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Mortality rates range from 40 to 75%.

According to China's state-run Global Times, 35 of the infected are still alive and none have developed serious illness.

Reported symptoms included fever, fatigue, myalgia, anorexia, cough, nausea, vomiting, and headache. The paper added that the patient had been in contact with animals prior to diagnosis.

Scientists studying 25 animals found shrews to be the most obvious carriers of Langya virus. I found (

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Probably already passed between humans There is a possibility that

The article states:

"Contact tracing of 9 patients with family members of 15 close contacts did not reveal close contact LayV infection.

"However, sample size was too small to determine the human-to-human transmission of LayV.”

Scientists studying 25 animals found that the most obvious carriers of Langya virus were: It was discovered to be a shrew, a small mole-like mammal found in China.

Residents undergo nucleic acid testing for Covid-19 coronavirus in Xi'an, north China's Shaanxi province, January 4, 2022 (

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