Langya virus: What is the new disease discovered in China?

A potentially new fatal virus has been discovered in China, Taiwan's Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has said.

The Langya henipavirus, known as “Langya,” is believed to have been passed to humans by shrews.

According to a report in the Taipei Times, citing data from the CDC, 35 human infections have been reported so far.

The report says that 26 patients "developed symptoms including fever, fatigue, a cough, loss of appetite, muscle pain, nausea, headache, and vomiting."

Human-to-human transmission has not been recorded.

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