Is the emergence of the zoonotic Langya virus amidst COVID-19 and monkeypox a cause for concern?

Future Virol. 2023 Jan;18(1):5-7. doi: 10.2217/fvl-2022-0175. Epub 2023 Jan 27.

Authors

Chandan Kumar Thakur¹, Jog Bahadur Adhikari², Nitin Gupta³, Prakash Ghimire⁴, Meghnath Dhimal¹

Affiliations

¹ Nepal Health Research Council, Ramshah Path, Kathmandu, Nepal.
² Department of Surgery, Patan Academy of Health Sciences, Lagankhel, Lalitpur, Nepal.
³ Department of Infectious Diseases, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India.
⁴ Central Department of Microbiology, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal.

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Keywords: COVID-19; Henipavirus; Langya virus; monkeypox; paramyxoviridae; viral pneumonia; zoonotic virus.

Publication types

Editorial