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Scientists have suggested more surveillance of a new Langya virus found in dozens of people in China and hence, are now studying how easy it is for viruses to spread from animals to humans, and how these outbreak of diseases have gone undetected for so long. The new virus is called Langya henipavirus. Nearly three dozen farmers and residents have been infected in eastern China. It is believed the virus has spread directly and/or indirectly from mole-like mammals called shrews. While no deaths were reported, the pathogens were reported in 35 unrelated cases of fevers in hospitals in Henan and...
