New zoonotic virus found in China

China Aug 10 Hindustan Times - A new animal origin virus, which could infect humans, has been discovered in two provinces in China, scientists from China and Singapore have said in a new study.

The newly discovered, possibly animal-derived ‘Nipah’ virus, has been associated with some febrile cases – cases of fever where the cause is unknown - with symptoms including fever, fatigue, cough, anorexia, myalgia, and nausea, the study revealed. 

At least 35 such cases have been recorded in eastern China’s Shandong province and central China’s Henan province, said the study published in the New England Journal of Medicine (NJEM) on August 4. 
The authors have named it Langya henipavirus or LayV.