All about Langya henipavirus that has infected 35 people in China

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China has reported 35 cases of a novel Langya henipavirus that likely spread from animals to humans and can cause renal and liver failure.

35 patients with acute Langya henipavirus infection in Shandong and Henan provinces. Twenty-six of them were infected with the Langya virus only, with no other pathogens found in their bodies.

A zoonosis, or a zoonotic disease, is an infection that has jumped from a non-human animal to humans. Zoonotic pathogens may be bacterial, viral or parasitic, or may involve unconventional agents and can spread to humans through direct contact or through food, water or the environment, WHO says.

According to a DNA report, 26 patients developed symptoms including fever, fatigue, a cough, loss of appetite, muscle pain, nausea, headache, and vomiting.

They also showed a drop in white blood cells, low platelet count and liver and kidney failures.

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