Share on Pinterest Scientists believe that the new Langya henipavirus, or LayV, was likely transmitted from shrews to humans. There are currently more than 30 confirmed cases in China. Erhard ...

LayV has been found in 35 patients in China, but scientists said they were unable to find evidence for human-to-human transmission of the virus. A new virus known as Langya henipavirus (LayV) has been ...

Health authorities are on high alert after reports of a new virus have arisen in the People’s Republic of China. At least 35 people have been infected by Langya henipavirus (LayV) in China’s Shandong ...

An international team of scientists is monitoring a new virus that has infected at least 35 people in eastern China and is thought to have potentially emerged in shrews and passed on to humans. The ...

Langya henipavirus (LayV) being closely tracked after reported infections in China Highlights Cases of newly-identified Langya henipavirus (LayV) have been reported in China. LayV is related to the ...

The Langya henipavirus (LayV) appears to have jumped from other animals to humans for the first time. And shrews may be the natural reservoir for this novel virus. (Photo: Getty) A novel virus appears ...

Nearly three dozen people have been sickened by a new virus spreading in China — with scientists warning it is too early to tell if it is deadly or spreads among humans. The Langya henipavirus — or ...

China — Between 2018 and August 2022, Chinese researchers identified 35 people infected with a new animal virus in eastern China. These cases were reported in The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM ...

Panel A shows the genome organization of Langya henipavirus (LayV). The diagram is drawn to scale, and the scale bar is shown at the bottom. The abbreviation nt denotes nucleotides. Panel B shows the ...

Less than three years after the outbreak of COVID-19 started in China, the threat of the new animal-borne LayV virus has been identified. While the threat of COVID-19 still lingers two years on from ...