China - Monkey B Virus: First Death Reported After Beijing-Based Vet Succumbs To The Infection - July 18, 2021

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Monkey B Virus in China: First Death Reported After Beijing-Based Vet Succumbs To The Infection
Team Latestly
Sun, 18 July, 2021, 3:15 am·2-min read

Beijing, July 18: China reported its first death due to Monkey B Virus. The Beijing-based vet was also the country’s first human infection case with Monkey B Virus (BV). He died from the virus, reported The Global Times. The 53-year-old male vet worked for an institution researching non-human primates. His family members are reportedly safe from the virus...

[Mary Wilson]

PTI / Jul 18, 2021, 20:40 IST

BEIJING: A Beijing-based veterinarian who was confirmed as China's first human infection case with Monkey B virus (BV) has died, amid rising concerns, the official media reported.

The 53-year-old male vet, who worked for an institution researching on non-human primates, showed early-onset symptoms of nausea and vomiting, a month after he dissected two dead monkeys in early March, the state-run Global Times reported on Saturday, citing English Platform of Chinese Centre for Disease Control and Prevention.

... Researchers had collected the cerebrospinal fluid of the veterinarian in April and identified him as positive for BV, yet samples of his close contacts suggested negative results for the virus.

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