A fatal virus with a death rate of up to 70 percent was detected for the first time in the United States.
Scientists identified the Camp Hill virus in Smrews, Mol-like animals, in Alabama, who feared it could find its way through animal reservoirs to people and cause a potentially wide outbreak.
The Hill virus Camp belongs to a family of pathogens called henipa viruses, including the nipah virus, a virus transferred by BAT that kills up to 70 percent of the people it infects. However, the Camp Hill virus is never registered with people and scientists do not know what symptoms are or the death rate.
The nearest virus to Camp Hill that is infected people is the Langya virus, that struggled from tension to people in China. It causes fever, fatigue, cough, muscle pain, delivery function and kidney damage.
No deaths have been reported, but outbreaks of diseases in the same viral family, including Nipah and Hendra, kill somewhere between 40 and 75 percent of their victims.
Dr. Rhys Parry of the University of Queensland, who confirmed the presence of the virus in Alabama Shrews, said: “This indicates that the transmission from shoe to human can occur.
“The discovery of a Henipa virus in North America is very important because it suggests that these viruses can be more distributed worldwide than before.”
And researchers are concerned and write in a new report that “given the high case-fatity rates related to Henipairuses,” Detection of Camp Hill virus in North America “ensure earlier and potential future overflow events from the past.”
Scientists identified the Camp Hill -Virus in Smrews in Alabama, so that the fear was fueled that it could find his way through animal reservoirs to people
However, they also say that more research is needed to determine whether Camp Hill -Virus threatens people.
Dr. Parry said: 'Henipairuses have caused serious illness and death in people and animals in other regions.
'One of the most dangerous is the Hendra virus, which was first detected in Brisbane, Australia, and has a fatal number of 70 percent.
“Another example is the Nipah virus, which has registered a fatal number between 40 and 75 percent at outbreaks in Southeast Asia, including in Malaysia and Bangladesh.”
Hendra and Nipah virus can cause flu and respiratory distress symptoms, including pneumonia. The Hendra virus can lead to serious inflammation of the brain and spinal cord, epileptic seizures, confusion and coma.
The nipah virus can also cause epileptic seizures, as well as brain inflammation, disorientation, confusion and coma within just 24 hours.
Both viruses have no specific treatment.
Australian fruit bats are the typical hosts of the Camp Hill virus, but the discovery of the virus in a North -American mammal could first change beliefs about how the virus spreads, the scientists said.
Henipairuses, such as Nipah and Hendra, use the G -protein to adhere to host cell receptors and the F -protein to merge their membrane with the host cell, allowing the virus to come in and multiply
The northern shorts with short-tail is common in bushy forests and swamps, usually in southern Canada and the eastern and central USA
This finding suggests that the Camp Hill virus is more widely distributed geographically than scientists who previously believed and that it has evolved to survive in different animal species.
The Northern Shrew with Short-tailed is common in forests and swamps, usually in southern Canada and the eastern and central US. Much of their habitat overlaps with where people live, leaving the door open for possible spillover for animal-to-person.
Researchers identified the virus in Smrews in 2021, although only the report released this week.
The virus has not been detected in other animals other than bats, nor has it infected people.
Scientists conquered four northern Kortstaartsprows (Blarina Brevicauda) in Alabama as part of an investigation into the aging of mammals. They analyzed tissue samples from the Smrews and discovered genetic material from Camp Hill Virus.
The virus was mainly found in the kidneys of the Shrews, which suggests that it would attack the same organs in people.
Their findings suggest that the Camp Hill -virus is more widely distributed geographically than scientists who believed earlier and that it has evolved to survive in different animal species
Australian fruit bats are the usual hosts of Camp Hill -virus, but the discovery in a North -American mammal can change earlier beliefs about how the virus spreads
Co-author Dr. Ariel Isaacs said that the research team focused on developing vaccines for this family of viruses.
Henipairuses, such as Nipah and Hendra, infect cells by adhering to specific proteins on the surface of the host cell.
They use a protein that is called the G -protein to lock on cell receptors and another protein, the F -protein, to merge their membrane with the host cell membrane. This allows the virus to enter the cell and begin to multiply.
Dr. Isaacs said that the next step in this study is to study the important surface proteins on the virus that play a role in introducing cells, to deepen our understanding of this virus family and find better ways to protect against it.
