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Camp Hill virus: Expert who predicted COVID says new virus may not lead to pandemic

According to Daily Mail, Dr David Dyjack, who works at the National Environmental Health Association as a public health expert, said the disease could be threatening for humanity and may lead to another pandemic. But Dr David Burke, who predicted the coronavirus pandemic two decades before it emerged, told the outlet that the virus is not likely to lead to an epidemic.

New 'Camp Hill' virus discovered in Alabama is relative of deadly Nipah — the 1st of its kind in the US

A new virus related to the deadly Nipah and Hendra viruses has been detected in shrews in the U.S. However, scientists say there is currently "no evidence" that it has infected humans and the risk of it doing so is "likely low."

New, possibly deadly virus found in Alabama animals. Here's what we know so far

A new animal-borne virus has been discovered in Alabama. But the creature that carries it can be found along parts of the Atlantic seaboard, as far north as southern Saskatchewan, Canada, as far south as the Gulf states and as far west as Kansas. A group of researchers from the The University of Queensland in Australia have identified a new strain of henipavirus in North America, the first found in the continent. “Henipaviruses have caused serious disease and death in people and animals in other regions,” Dr. Rhys Parry of the UQ School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences said in a release from the university.

UQ team finds relative of deadly Hendra virus in the US

“The discovery of a henipavirus in North America is highly significant, as it suggests these viruses may be more globally distributed than previously thought.”