Global InformationLangya henipavirus information
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Virus classification 
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| (unranked): | Virus |
| Realm: | Riboviria |
| Kingdom: | Orthornavirae |
| Phylum: | Negarnaviricota |
| Class: | Monjiviricetes |
| Order: | Mononegavirales |
| Family: | Paramyxoviridae |
| Genus: | Henipavirus |
| Species: | Langya henipavirus
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Langya henipavirus (LayV), also known as Langya virus, is a species of henipavirus first detected in the Chinese provinces of Shandong and Henan.[1][2][3] It has been announced in 35 patients from 2018 to August 2022.[1][4][5] All but 9 of the 35 cases in China were infected with LayV only, with the symptoms including fever, fatigue, and cough.[2][6] No deaths due to LayV have been reported as of August 2022[update].[2][6][7] Langya henipavirus affects species including humans, dogs, goats, and its presumed original host, shrews.[1][8][9] The 35 cases were not in contact with each other, and it is not known as of August 2022[update] if the virus is capable of human-to-human transmission.[7][10][11]
- ^ a b c Zhang, Xiao-Ai; Li, Hao; Jiang, Fa-Chun; Zhu, Feng; Zhang, Yun-Fa; Chen, Jin-Jin; Tan, Chee-Wah; Anderson, Danielle E.; Fan, Hang; Dong, Li-Yan; Li, Chang; Zhang, Pan-He; Li, Yue; Ding, Heng; Fang, Li-Qun; Wang, Lin-Fa; Liu, Wei (3 August 2022). "A Zoonotic Henipavirus in Febrile Patients in China". New England Journal of Medicine. 387 (5): 470–472. doi:10.1056/NEJMc2202705. PMID 35921459. S2CID 251315935.
- ^ a b c Murugesu, Jason Arunn (10 August 2022). "Langya virus: How serious is the new pathogen discovered in China?". New Scientist. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
- ^ Lu, Donna (10 August 2022). "Newly identified Langya virus tracked after China reports dozens of cases". The Guardian.
- ^ Zhu, Melissa (9 August 2022). "Langya: New virus infects 35 people in eastern China". BBC News.
- ^ Kika, Thomas (8 August 2022). "Langya Virus: China Detects New Virus in 35 People". Newsweek. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
- ^ a b "[Taiwan's] CDC to monitor novel virus after China infection reports". Focus Taiwan - CNA English News. 8 August 2022. Archived from the original on 9 August 2022.
- ^ a b "Zoonotic Langya virus found in China, [Taiwan's] CDC says". Taipei Times. 9 August 2022. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
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:1was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "China discovers potentially fatal new virus passed to humans from shrews". The Independent. 11 August 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
- ^ Amy Cheng (10 August 2022). "New Langya virus that may have spilled over from animals infects dozens". Washington Post. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
- ^ Michelle Fay Cortez (9 August 2022). "Dozens in China Infected With New 'Langya' Virus Carried by Shrews". Bloomberg. Retrieved 11 August 2022.