
ICMR states Cat Que Virus to be the neglected virus at risk, But there are more criteria to be crossed to declare it is the next new Pandemic.
While the infection spreads in poultry and mammals, it can also expand to humans through transmission from an infected insect or a mosquito. So, ICMR has reported, certain mosquito breeds such as Aegypti, Cx Quinquefasciatus, and Cx Tritaeniorhynchus are at risk and act as a medium for further transmission, indicating it is a possible disease-causing potential of CQV in the Indian scenario. ICMR has also reported that they are required to assess further by screening more human samples as a proactive measure for understanding the prevalence of this neglected tropical virus.
As per WHO, an infectious disease that has spread across a large region, like multiple continents or worldwide, affecting a large number of people is declared to be pandemic. A widespread endemic disease with a stable number of infected people is not a Pandemic.
So far, Cat Que Virus does not fall in the category of a Pandemic, and there are no credible reports to affirm that it might turn into one in the future.
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