China detects 35 cases of henipavirus, a new virus of animal origin.
Since the beginning of the new crown epidemic, people have been on high alert about the virus transmitted from animals to humans.
In early August, a team of Chinese, Singaporean and Australian researchers published a paper in a professional journal about a new type of henipavirus called "Langya Virus".
Its full name Langya-Henipavirus, abbreviated as LayV appeared in China. It was found in 35 people in the eastern provinces of Henan and Shandong.
The "Langya virus" was likely transmitted to humans via shrew (mouselike animal), a murine mammal (mice), the researchers said. That is to say, the shrew may be the natural host of the Langya Virus. It is also found among dogs and goats.
The main symptoms of infected people include fever, fatigue, cough, loss of appetite, muscle pain, nausea, headache, and vomiting.
This virus belongs to the same genus as the Nipah virus and so far these cases have not been fatal or very serious.
