TY - JOUR
T1 - Langya virus outbreak: current challenges and lesson learned from previous henipavirus outbreaks in China, Australia, and Southeast Asia
AU - Adesola, Ridwan Olamilekan
AU - Miranda, Adriana Viola
AU - Tran, Yeuk Shun Joshua
AU - Idris, Ibrahim
AU - Lin, Xu
AU - Kouwenhoven, M. B. N.
AU - Lucero-Prisno, Don Eliseo
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - A new novel virus, Langya virus (LayV), was detected in China in August 2022, 3 years after the COVID-19 pandemic. LayV is similar to the previously discovered Mojiang henipavirus. Other zoonotic henipaviruses include the Hendra and Nipah viruses. The emergence of the zoonotic Langya virus is attributed to climate change and wildlife encroachment, as LayV is detected in shrews. Those who are infected in China showed various symptoms, but no deaths have been recorded yet. This review aims to shed light on the current state of Langya virus outbreak, its infection control efforts, and the remaining challenges that need to be addressed to curb the outbreak.
AB - A new novel virus, Langya virus (LayV), was detected in China in August 2022, 3 years after the COVID-19 pandemic. LayV is similar to the previously discovered Mojiang henipavirus. Other zoonotic henipaviruses include the Hendra and Nipah viruses. The emergence of the zoonotic Langya virus is attributed to climate change and wildlife encroachment, as LayV is detected in shrews. Those who are infected in China showed various symptoms, but no deaths have been recorded yet. This review aims to shed light on the current state of Langya virus outbreak, its infection control efforts, and the remaining challenges that need to be addressed to curb the outbreak.
U2 - 10.1186/s42269-023-01064-3
DO - 10.1186/s42269-023-01064-3
M3 - Article
SN - 2522-8307
VL - 47
JO - Bulletin of the National Research Centre
JF - Bulletin of the National Research Centre
IS - 1
ER -
