China’s ‘CatQue Virus’ which can be a pandemic in India: What is this virus? - Hindustan Times

India, which is already fighting the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic and is the second worst-hit nation globally, is now facing a threat from another virus known as the Cat Que Virus (CQV), originated from China.

Scientists at the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) discovered the CQV and have claimed that this specific virus has a potential to cause disease in the country.

CAT Que Virus is found in pigs and culex mosquitoes.

So what is this virus

Here is all you need to know about the Cat Que Virus (CQV):

The study carried out by the ICMR discovered antibodies for the virus in two of the 883 human serum samples which were tested across several states in India

Tritaeniorhynchus were susceptible to the virus, the ICMR study showed

As per reports, the virus can be transmitted when a person is bit by a mosquito