{"title":"Low leukocyte count in Langya henipavirus and severity of infection: A brief report","authors":"R. Mungmunpuntipantip, V. Wiwanitkit","doi":"10.4103/ejh.ejh_50_22","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Aim The aim is to determine the leukocyte count in Langya henipavirus infection. Background The ‘Langya henipavirus’ is a brand new viral pathogen that first appeared in 2022. In the Chinese cities where this new virus was discovered, a big population was found with this infection. Despite the fact that the particular mode of transmission is unknown, zoonosis looks to be a possibility. Clinical medicine has little knowledge of the clinical symptoms of a recent infection. Methods The authors look into the signs of Langya henipavirus infections, including a low leukocyte count. Results Although the actual source of the new disease’s white blood cell dysfunction is unknown, a range of immunological or nonimmunological variables could be involved. Conclusion A low leukocyte count, according to current studies, can signal a severe infection. More research is required to validate this finding.","PeriodicalId":42139,"journal":{"name":"Egyptian Journal of Haematology","volume":"47 1","pages":"270 - 271"},"PeriodicalIF":0.1000,"publicationDate":"2022-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Egyptian Journal of Haematology","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.4103/ejh.ejh_50_22","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q4","JCRName":"HEMATOLOGY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Aim The aim is to determine the leukocyte count in Langya henipavirus infection. Background The ‘Langya henipavirus’ is a brand new viral pathogen that first appeared in 2022. In the Chinese cities where this new virus was discovered, a big population was found with this infection. Despite the fact that the particular mode of transmission is unknown, zoonosis looks to be a possibility. Clinical medicine has little knowledge of the clinical symptoms of a recent infection. Methods The authors look into the signs of Langya henipavirus infections, including a low leukocyte count. Results Although the actual source of the new disease’s white blood cell dysfunction is unknown, a range of immunological or nonimmunological variables could be involved. Conclusion A low leukocyte count, according to current studies, can signal a severe infection. More research is required to validate this finding.