New virus detected in China infects 35 people: What to know

Health authorities are on high alert after reports of a new virus have arisen in the People’s Republic of China. [{ "selector": ".dfxit-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "750ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "opacity": 0}, {"offset": 1, "opacity": "1"} ] }, { "selector": ".armqi-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "1000ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "opacity": 0}, {"offset": 1, "opacity": "1"} ] }]

According to Taiwan's Centers for Disease Control, at least 35 persons have contracted the Langya henipavirus (LayV) in China's Shandong and Henan provinces in the northeast.

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Symptoms of LayV, including as fever, coughing, headaches, painful muscles, exhaustion, nausea, and loss of appetite, appear to be comparable to those of the flu.

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Only LayV was found to be present in 26 out of the 35 patients, indicating that no other infections were present.

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These 26 patients presented with fever (100% of the patients), fatigue (54%), cough (50%), anorexia (50%), myalgia (46%), nausea (38%), headache (35%), [{ "selector": ".rtnur-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "750ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "opacity": 0}, {"offset": 1, "opacity": "1"} ] }, { "selector": ".zipxj-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "1000ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "opacity": 0}, {"offset": 1, "opacity": "1"} ] }]

The infected LayV patients reportedly had a "recent history of animal exposure in eastern China," according to the study’s summary.

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Medical experts detected the new virus through throat swab samples, which were put under "metagenomic analysis and subsequent virus isolation.

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The genome of LayV is reportedly composed of 18,402 nucleotides, and it has an identical genome organization to other henipaviruses in the Paramyxoviridae family

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Henipaviruses can infect humans and cause fatal diseases, according to the NEJM study. These viruses are typically found in bats, rodents and shrews.

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Detection of LayV comes at a time when most of the world is battling continued COVID-19 infections along with monkeypox containment.

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New virus detected in China infects 35 people: What to know

According to Taiwan's Centers for Disease Control, at least 35 persons have contracted the Langya henipavirus (LayV) in China's Shandong and Henan provinces in the northeast.

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Symptoms of LayV, including as fever, coughing, headaches, painful muscles, exhaustion, nausea, and loss of appetite, appear to be comparable to those of the flu.

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Only LayV was found to be present in 26 out of the 35 patients, indicating that no other infections were present.

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The infected LayV patients reportedly had a "recent history of animal exposure in eastern China," according to the study’s summary.

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Medical experts detected the new virus through throat swab samples, which were put under "metagenomic analysis and subsequent virus isolation.

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The genome of LayV is reportedly composed of 18,402 nucleotides, and it has an identical genome organization to other henipaviruses in the Paramyxoviridae family

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Henipaviruses can infect humans and cause fatal diseases, according to the NEJM study. These viruses are typically found in bats, rodents and shrews.

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Detection of LayV comes at a time when most of the world is battling continued COVID-19 infections along with monkeypox containment.

- Voltaire

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