Scientists have identified the camp hill
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Researchers at the University of Queensland discovered the first henipavirus detected in North America.
Dr. Rhys Parry of the School of Chemistry and Molecular BioSciences confirmed the presence of the Hill camp in Shrews in Alabama, in the United States.
“Henipavirus have caused serious illnesses and death in people and animals in other regions,” said Dr. Parry
“One of the most dangerous is the Hendra virus, which was first detected in Brisbane, Australia, and has a death rate of 70%.
“Another example is the Nipah virus which recorded death rates between 40 and 75% of epidemics in Southeast Asia, including Malaysia and Bangladesh.
“The discovery of a Henipavirus in North America is very important, because it suggests that these viruses can be more distributed worldwide than we thought previously.”
Discovered in short -tailed Musagnes from the North
The Hill Camp Virus was found in short-tailed Musagues from the North, a small mammal with wide distribution across Canada and the United States.
Dr. Parry said more research was needed to understand if it was a threat to people.
“The nearest Henipavirus of the Hill Camp Virus that caused the disease in humans is the Langya virus, which has gone from humans to humans in China,” said Dr. Parry.
“This indicates that the transmission of the Musarigne to Human can occur.”
The co-author, Dr. Ariel Isaacs, said that the development of vaccines for the viruse family was an objective for UQ researchers.
“The next step in this work is to characterize key surface proteins on the virus that are involved in cell entry to expand our understanding of the virus family and identify better ways to protect themselves,” said the Dr Isaacs.
Reference: “Henipavirus in Northern Short-Waled Shrew, Alabama, USA” by Rhys H. Parry, Kaylene Yh Yamada, Wendy R. Hood, Yang Zhao, Jinlong Y. Lu, Andrei Seluanov, Vera Gorbunova, Naphak Modhiran, Daniel Watterson and Ariel Isaacs, February 2025, Emerging infectious diseases.
DOI: 10.3201 / EID3102.24115