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Cat Que Virus? ICMR Warns About New Virus From China That Could Spread Disease in India, Here’s What It Is
It's called the Cat Que virus (CQV), which has infected several in China and may cause diseases such as febrile illnesses, meningitis, and paediatric encephalitis in India too
Updated: September 29, 2020 10:47 AM IST
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Home > ViralCat Que Virus? ICMR Warns About New Virus From China That Could Spread Disease in India, Here’s What It Is
It's called the Cat Que virus (CQV), which has infected several in China and may cause diseases such as febrile illnesses, meningitis, and paediatric encephalitis in India too
Updated: September 29, 2020 10:47 AM ISTBy India.com Viral News DeskEmailEdited by Ritu SinghEmail
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It’s called the Cat Que virus (CQV), which has infected several in China and may cause diseases such as febrile illnesses, meningitis, and paediatric encephalitis in India too, reported Livemint.
The findings come after scientists at the National Institute of Virology (NIV), ICMR, Pune discovered antibodies for the virus in two out of the 883 human serum samples. Antibodies are formed by the immune system of humans when a virus attacks the body.
This means that these two people were infected with CQV at some point in time. However, the virus was not found in any of the human or animal samples at the time of the study.
Why should India be alert?
The Indian Council of Medical Research revealed the presence of ‘Cat Que virus’ (CQV) in a species of mosquitoes called Culex, and also in pigs in China and Vietnam.
Notably, India, too is home to species of culex mosquitoes.
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https://www.india.com/viral/cat-que...ad-disease-in-india-heres-what-it-is-4156003/
It's called the Cat Que virus (CQV), which has infected several in China and may cause diseases such as febrile illnesses, meningitis, and paediatric encephalitis in India too
Updated: September 29, 2020 10:47 AM IST
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Home > ViralCat Que Virus? ICMR Warns About New Virus From China That Could Spread Disease in India, Here’s What It Is
It's called the Cat Que virus (CQV), which has infected several in China and may cause diseases such as febrile illnesses, meningitis, and paediatric encephalitis in India too
Updated: September 29, 2020 10:47 AM ISTBy India.com Viral News DeskEmailEdited by Ritu SinghEmail
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It’s called the Cat Que virus (CQV), which has infected several in China and may cause diseases such as febrile illnesses, meningitis, and paediatric encephalitis in India too, reported Livemint.
The findings come after scientists at the National Institute of Virology (NIV), ICMR, Pune discovered antibodies for the virus in two out of the 883 human serum samples. Antibodies are formed by the immune system of humans when a virus attacks the body.
This means that these two people were infected with CQV at some point in time. However, the virus was not found in any of the human or animal samples at the time of the study.
Why should India be alert?
The Indian Council of Medical Research revealed the presence of ‘Cat Que virus’ (CQV) in a species of mosquitoes called Culex, and also in pigs in China and Vietnam.
Notably, India, too is home to species of culex mosquitoes.
more...
https://www.india.com/viral/cat-que...ad-disease-in-india-heres-what-it-is-4156003/