The virus likely spread from animals to humans and can cause renal and liver failure

Taipei: Novel Langya henipavirus (LayV) has been found in China with 35 human infections reported so far, Taiwan's Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said and noted that Taipei would establish a nucleic acid testing method to identify the virus and monitor its spread, according to reports.

Taiwan's CDC said it is paying close attention to the development of the virus in China, Focus Taiwan reported.

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