A Letter to the Editor just published in the New England Journal of Medicine described how the Langya henipavirus (LayV) has left at least 35 people in the Shandong and Henan provinces of China ...

The new Langya henipavirus, or LayV, closely resembles the Nipah virus, which kills up to 75% of those infected. Getty Images/iStockphoto.

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 ...

A new flu-like virus has been detected in China, and its name is Langya henipavirus (LayV). Here's what you need to know about the 35 confirmed infections.

Further studies screening for Langya henipavirus would follow and should be conducted not only in the two provinces were the virus was found, but more widely within China and beyond, he said.

A new virus known as Langya henipavirus (LayV) has been found in 35 patients in China, a new correspondence from Chinese and Singaporean scientists published in The New England Journal of Medicine ...

Cases of newly-identified Langya henipavirus (LayV) have been reported in China. LayV is related to the deadly Nipah and Hendra viruses and can cause respiratory symptoms.

An international team of scientists said the Langya virus, a new type of henipavirus, may have infected shrews before being transmitted to humans. (Erhard Nerger/Getty Images/ImageBroker RF) ...

Researchers found first strain of henipavirus in North America. What you need to know about new virus in wild animals that live in several U.S. states. advertisement. The Montgomery Advertiser.

What's Henipavirus? The new virus that has infected over 30 people in China. Langya henipavirus or LayV was first detected in some Chinese provinces in 2018.

More information: Rhys H. Parry et al, Henipavirus in Northern Short-Tailed Shrew, Alabama, USA, Emerging Infectious Diseases (2025). DOI: 10.3201/eid3102.241155 Provided by University of Queensland ...