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China sounds alarm as 35 people fall ill with 'newly identified' Langya virus that is thought to hav
« on: August 09, 2022, 07:46:45 pm »
Deja-flu: China sounds alarm as 35 people fall ill with 'newly identified' Langya virus that is thought to have jumped from shrews

By JOE DAVIES HEALTH REPORTER FOR MAILONLINE
9 August 2022

Doctors have raised the alarm over a brand new virus that has infected dozens of people in China.

'Langya' henipavirus — or LayV — was detected in 35 people in the country's eastern Henan and Shandong provinces.

It belongs to a family of viruses that are known to kill up to three quarters of humans in severe cases.

None of the new cases have resulted in death and most are mild, with patients experiencing flu-like symptoms.

The novel virus is thought to have been passed on by shrews — small mammals from the same family as hedgehogs and moles.

A study published last revealed the virus was first detected in humans in 2019, with the most recent cases this year.

Chinese experts investigating the virus believe human cases are 'sporadic'. They are still trying to work out if it can spread from person to person.

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Source:  https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-11095995/Langya-virus-Warning-brand-new-virus-detected-China.html
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Re: China sounds alarm as 35 people fall ill with 'newly identified' Langya virus that is thought to
« Reply #1 on: August 09, 2022, 07:46:54 pm »
Here we go again, again!
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Re: China sounds alarm as 35 people fall ill with 'newly identified' Langya virus that is thought to
« Reply #2 on: August 09, 2022, 08:08:49 pm »
"The novel virus is thought to have been passed on by shrews..."

Have they tested the cast of The View yet?
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Re: China sounds alarm as 35 people fall ill with 'newly identified' Langya virus that is thought to
« Reply #3 on: August 09, 2022, 08:11:00 pm »
Quote from: andy58-in-nh on August 09, 2022, 08:08:49 pm
"The novel virus is thought to have been passed on by shrews..."

Have they tested the cast of The View yet?


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Re: China sounds alarm as 35 people fall ill with 'newly identified' Langya virus that is thought to
« Reply #4 on: August 09, 2022, 08:48:08 pm »

For the luva God, shutdown flights to and from China, now!

https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2022/08/09/2003783223

Zoonotic Langya virus found in China, CDC says
UNDER WATCH: Taiwan will have to establish a standardized nucleic acid testing method to identify the virus and monitor its spread, the CDC said
By Lee I-chia / Staff reporter

The Langya henipavirus, which can be transmitted from animals to humans, has been discovered in China, with 35 human infections reported so far, Taiwan’s Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said, adding that the nation would establish a nucleic acid testing method to identify the virus.

A study titled “A Zoonotic Henipavirus in Febrile Patients in China” that was published in the New England Journal of Medicine on Thursday said that a new henipavirus associated with a fever-causing human illness was identified in China. ...
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Re: China sounds alarm as 35 people fall ill with 'newly identified' Langya virus that is thought to
« Reply #5 on: August 09, 2022, 08:53:03 pm »
Quote from: andy58-in-nh on August 09, 2022, 08:08:49 pm
"The novel virus is thought to have been passed on by shrews..."

Have they tested the cast of The View yet?

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Re: China sounds alarm as 35 people fall ill with 'newly identified' Langya virus that is thought to
« Reply #6 on: August 09, 2022, 08:53:46 pm »
It's always something.
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Re: China sounds alarm as 35 people fall ill with 'newly identified' Langya virus that is thought to
« Reply #7 on: August 09, 2022, 09:06:21 pm »
Quote from: dfwgator on August 09, 2022, 08:53:46 pm
It's always something.

You got that right.

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Re: China sounds alarm as 35 people fall ill with 'newly identified' Langya virus that is thought to
« Reply #8 on: August 09, 2022, 09:10:47 pm »
The timing certainly seems convenient on this one...
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Re: China sounds alarm as 35 people fall ill with 'newly identified' Langya virus that is thought to
« Reply #9 on: August 09, 2022, 09:15:35 pm »
Quote from: Fishrrman on August 09, 2022, 09:10:47 pm
The timing certainly seems convenient on this one...

The timing and the source.
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