Langya

When scientists published a letter in early August announcing a little-understood virus was infecting dozens of people in China, it echoed headlines from more than two-and-a-half years earlier.A novel pathogen. People falling ill with…

As the world continues to grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic and a concerning monkeypox outbreak, a new zoonotic virus likely transmitted to humans from animals has caught the attention of scientists. In China, between December 2018…

Top scientists have assured the public Langya virus is nothing like Covid after reports of the new pathogen in China sparked fears of a repeat of the 2020 pandemic.Langya henipavirus — or LayV — was detected in 35 people in the country's…

China this week reported that 35 people were infected with the ‘Langya’ henipavirus in Henan and Shandong provinces. The Langya henipavirus belongs to a family of viruses which are lethal and can cause death in severe cases. Doctors in many…

Deja-flu: China sounds alarm as 35 people fall ill with 'newly identified' Langya virus that is thought to have jumped from shrewsLangya belongs to a family of viruses that are known to kill up to 75% of casesNone of the cases…