Researchers wrote in the New England Journal of Medicine last Thursday that 35 patients in the Shandong and Henan provinces of China were confirmed to have been infected by the Langya virus. RELATED: Dozens in China infected with new ‘Langya’ virus carried by shrews“From a medical and scientific perspective, there is a concern because we need to understand how distributed is this virus. And more importantly, what’s the range of disease severity that you can get with this virus? Because until we have that information, there’s really no need to panic.”Among the 35 patients, 26 were infected with the Langya virus only and had no other pathogens present. We certainly have nothing against this new Langya virus and that question mark is a concern.”Related Articles Health | CDC eases COVID-19 guidance.

Source: CNN August 12, 2022 14:14 UTC