Hendra virus is a highly lethal zoonotic pathogen primarily transmitted from flying foxes to horses and occasionally humans, ...

Twenty new viruses have been discovered within bats in China, "raising urgent concerns" that these diseases might spill over ...

Langya henipavirus, also known as Langya virus, has been detected in China. 35 People have been diagnosed with the virus so far. To date, the virus does not appear to spread between humans. A new ...

A Letter to the Editor just published in the New England Journal of Medicine described how the Langya henipavirus (LayV) has left at least 35 people in the Shandong and Henan provinces of China ...

What makes Langya henipavirus worth reporting is the fact that it is new. "Anytime that any of these emerging viruses are detected in the human population, it's a matter of concern," Vasilakis said.

Langya Henipavirus: All you need to know about new zoonotic virus that’s infected 35 people Of the 35 cases of Langya Henipavirus, 26 have shown symptoms of fever, irritability, cough, anorexia ...

Henipavirus antibodies have been detected in people and Pteropus bats in Africa. It's estimated that 2 billion people live in the parts of the world where henipavirus spillovers from bats, or ...

Henipavirus outbreaks are on the rise, but little is known about them, partly because research has to be conducted under extreme level containment conditions.

The new Langya henipavirus, or LayV, closely resembles the Nipah virus, which kills up to 75% of those infected. Getty Images/iStockphoto.

A new virus, Langya henipavirus, is suspected to have caused infections in 35 people in China’s Shandong and Henan provinces over roughly a two-year period to 2021. It’s related to Hendra and ...

Researchers found first strain of henipavirus in North America. What you need to know about new virus in wild animals that live in several U.S. states ...

Researchers found first strain of henipavirus in North America. What you need to know about new virus in wild animals that live in several U.S. states. advertisement. The Montgomery Advertiser.