While people infected with Langya virus had symptoms like fever, so far there have been 0 deaths. However, as it is genetically similar to deadly Nipah virus, scientists keeping an eye on cases.
, which is likely to have been transmitted to humans after it first infected animals.
Genetic sequencing of the virus subsequently showed that the pathogen is part of the henipavirus family, which has five other known viruses. Two are considered highly virulent and are associated with high case-fatality ratios, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But none of the Langya patients died, the study stated.The Nipah virus is zoonotic, having evolved in fruit bats.
This means the virus has only infected only a handful of people each year since it was first identified in a 53-year-old female farmer. He added there was little evidence LayV can spread easily between people, which means it has a low pandemic potential.Out of the 26 people not co-infected with another pathogen, the most common symptoms were fever, fatigue, cough, anorexia, myalgia, nausea, headache and vomiting.
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