A new virus has appeared to jump from animals to humans for the first time, infecting 35 people in China, according to a research letter published Aug. 4 in The New England Journal of Medicine. 1. A ...

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 ...

Share on Pinterest Scientists believe that the new Langya henipavirus, or LayV, was likely transmitted from shrews to humans. There are currently more than 30 confirmed cases in China. Erhard ...

A virus discovered in the eastern Chinese provinces of Shandong and Henan is causing concern after scientists found that it had the potential to prove fatal to humans. However, just 35 cases of Langya ...

Langya henipavirus is a new zoonotic disease in shrews in China that infected 35 people. Is it worth freaking out? If it starts spreading between people it is. Researchers say the illness, which they ...

The Langya henipavirus (LayV) appears to have jumped from other animals to humans for the first time. And shrews may be the natural reservoir for this novel virus. (Photo: Getty) A novel virus appears ...

Nearly three dozen people have been sickened by a new virus spreading in China — with scientists warning it is too early to tell if it is deadly or spreads among humans. The Langya henipavirus — or ...

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 ...

Health authorities are on high alert after reports of a new virus have arisen in the People’s Republic of China. At least 35 people have been infected by Langya henipavirus (LayV) in China’s Shandong ...