A new virus that can jump from animals to humans has been detected in China with 35 people already infected. 9News
It has been called Langya henipavirus - and has been found across two provinces in eastern China.Here's everything we know about the Langya henipavirus so far.The virus is in the Henipavirus family. Two species have been identified before; the Hendra virus - first detected in the Brisbane suburb of the same name - and Nipah virus, both cause severe infections and are sometimes fatal.
The World Health Organisation classifies Henipavirus as a biosafety Level 4 threat. Case fatality rates range between 40 and 75 per cent, data suggests.A zoonotic disease is defined as an infectious disease transmitted between species; either from animals to humans, or from humans to animals.
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