India
oi-Madhuri Adnal
New Delhi, Sep 29: Amidst the COVID-19 outbreak, a new Cat Que Virus from China is the next threat to India.
Researchers at the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) have discovered that the’cat que virus’ (CQV), that has infected many in China, may cause diseases like febrile illnesses, meningitis, and paediatric encephalitis in India too.
Cat Que virus (CQV), a Simbu serogroup virus of the genus Orthobunyavirus (family Bunyaviridae), was first isolated in 2004 from mosquitoes during surveillance of arbovirus activity in acute pediatric encephalitis in northern Vietnam.
What does the study say?
The presence of the Cat Que virus has been largely reported in Culex mosquitoes in China and in pigs in northern…