Patients infected with the newly-discovered Langya virus developed a number of symptoms which are potentially fatal, according to one of the scientists who found it.
The Langya Henipavirus known as “Langya” is the newest member of a virus family known to kill in 75 per cent of severe cases.
The alarm was first raised by a team of Chinese, Australian and Singaporean doctors after Langya, also known as LayV, was detected in 35 patients in two of China's eastern provinces.
