A New Virus: Langya Henipavirus infected 35 people

Health officials in China are monitoring the spread of a new virus after reports of more than two dozen infections across the country.
The Langya henipavirus (LayV) has so far infected 35 people in the Chinese provinces of Shandong and Henan, Taiwan's Centres for Disease Control (CDC) reported.
CDC Deputy Director-General Chuang Jen-hsiang said officials have not yet reported human-to-human transmission of the virus and that the 35 patients have not had close contact with each other, according to the Taipei Times.
source: Taipei Times & Newsweek
 

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Not to worry. They're probably working on a vaccine as we speak.
And boosters & drugs. :)
 


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