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Lola Christina Alao

What is Langya? The new zoonotic virus infecting people in China

Researchers detected Langya virus predominantly in shrews.

(Picture: DPA/AFP via Getty Images)

A new virus has been discovered by Chinese scientists with 35 people already infected, according to Taiwan’s Centres for Disease Control (CDC). It has been given the name Langya henipavirus (LayV), and has so far been found across two provinces in eastern China. Though no one has become seriously ill or died.

What is the Langyavirus?

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