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First Human Infection With Animal-Borne Shamonda Virus Confirmed

French officials confirm the first human case of the Shamonda virus, while the World Health Organization states that broader transmission is unlikely.

3 publishers · 3 articles · first seen 26 Oct 2026 · updated 9d ago

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3 publishers have covered this in 3 articles since 26 Oct 2026. STAT published first, on 26 October at 13:26 UTC; Scientific American followed 45h 04m later. The most recent article, from Times of India, appeared on 29 October at 06:26 UTC.

Outlets reporting it: STAT, Scientific American, Times of India.

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  1. Livestock virus Shamonda detected in human for first time; patient later died Times of India
  2. Animal-borne Shamonda virus infects and kills a human for the first time Scientific American
  3. A virus that afflicts cows makes the jump to a human STAT

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  • Shamonda virus
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