Scientists Who Predicted COVID Warn of Deadly New Virus Emerging in the U.S.
The recent scientific revelation discovered in Alabama has triggered health expert concern about a substantial human threat.
The recent virus discovery has created new pandemic concerns because scientists identified connections to deadly viruses which cause fatal results.
The United States has maintained long-term research into wildlife pathogens through sample collection for identifying unknown virus strains that lurk in nature.
Scientists at Auburn University conducted research in 2021 and discovered a virus which had never appeared in North American territories before.
Scientists have conducted extensive virological analysis on tissue specimens gathered from northern short-tailed shrews (Blarina brevicauda) located in Tallapoosa County Alabama.
Scientists were astonished to discover unidentified henipavirus particles within the samples which belong to a family of dangerous viruses recognized by science.
Scientific experts have established the Camp Hill virus as a new discovery in the United States which represents the initial identification of a henipavirus in this nation.
The high-risk Henipaviruses belong to a dangerous virus group that produces lethal mammalian and human infections.
Hendra and Nipah viruses are recognized henipaviruses that triggered serious global outbreaks which result in up to 75% death rates among victims.
Discovery of Hendra virus occurred in Australia during 1994 making it a pathogen that manifests serious neurological symptoms in humans and horses.
Solid evidence confirms that the Nipah virus discovered Malaysia in 1998 triggered numerous outbreaks across Southeast Asia responsible for many hundred deaths.
The investigation of the Camp Hill virus continues because experts need to understand what level of threat it presents to human populations.
The lead researcher Dr. Rhys Parry from the University of Queensland stressed the importance of this discovery because of its connection to other lethal henipavirus species.
“Henipaviruses have caused serious disease and death in people and animals in other regions,” Dr. Parry stated.
The recent discovery of the Langya virus transmission from shrews to humans in China proves that a shrew-to-human virus jump is possible according to Dr. Rhys Parry.
Some scientific experts recommend calmness instead of alarm because there is no evidence supporting human infection by the Camp Hill virus.
The research analyst Wendy Hood from Auburn University says that current evidence shows the virus cannot transition from animals to humans at this moment.
The expert told people to exercise caution when interacting with wildlife through prohibition of handling unfamiliar dead creatures along with their droppings.
Human worries about a new lethal virus spreading in human populations naturally emerge when such a hypothesis is voiced.
Dr. David Dyjack expressed limited doubt about this possibility in his role as senior expert at the National Environmental Health Association.
“What concerns us in public health is that we have this virus with a very high mortality rate, and if it mutates and transmits to humans, it could be particularly threatening,” Dyjack explained.
The spread of this virus as air-borne transmission would become an enormous worry for global public health officials according to him.
Dr. David Burke who previously predicted COVID-19 stated that the Camp Hill virus does not present a current pandemic-level threat.
Research teams examine the virus’s genetic structure to evaluate its potential persistent threats while taking no precautions.
Research into the Camp Hill virus gained its most serious implications when scientists discovered its close match to the Nipah virus properties.
A fatality rate of as much as 75% makes the Nipah virus rank among the deadliest known viruses to affect humans.
The Camp Hill virus may trigger catastrophic human outbreaks if it develops mutation abilities to spread between people according to scientific warnings.
Dr. Ariel Isaacs of the University of Queensland researchers is examining surface proteins of the virus in order to determine its ability to infect humans.
Scientists recommend against panic but emphasize the need for persistent viral observation to detect any potential dangerous transformations of the virus.
The world remains uncertain while scientific research progresses concerning the possible development of this potential worldwide epidemic.