{
  "id": 16034898,
  "title": "A man infected with the Shamonda virus dies in France in the first known case in a human being",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/muere-en-francia-un-hombre-infectado-por-el-virus-shamonda-en-el",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-22T11:05:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "El Pais",
    "slug": "el-pais",
    "url": "https://elpais.com/sociedad/2026-10-22/muere-en-francia-un-hombre-infectado-por-el-virus-shamonda-en-el-primer-caso-conocido-en-un-ser-humano.html"
  },
  "original_language": "es",
  "account": "A person in France has died after being infected with the Shamonda virus (SHAV), prompting European public health agencies to sound the alarm. The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) is closely monitoring the situation. The ECDC reported that the French authorities have announced the first recorded case of human infection with the Shamonda virus, which previously only affected animals.",
  "summary": "French health authorities have reported the first known human case of the Shamonda virus (SHAV), involving a severely immunocompromised patient who died in a Lyon hospital in early October. The patient, who was being treated for a serious medical condition, experienced neurological complications thought to be linked to the virus. While the virus has circulated in Africa and Asia for decades and has been detected in animals such as cattle, sheep, goats, alpacas, and horses, it was previously considered non-transmissible to humans.\n\nThe French health and agriculture ministries stated that there is currently no identified health risk to the general public. Officials believe the patient may have contracted the virus through a midge bite in eastern France, where the virus had been circulating among animals during the spring and summer of 2026.\n\nThe European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) is monitoring the situation as officials investigate how the virus spread to a human. According to Free Malaysia Today, the Shamonda virus is an insect-borne Orthobunyavirus transmitted by biting midges.",
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      {
        "outlet": "NDTV",
        "title": "France Reports First Ever Case Of Human Shamonda Virus, 1 Dead",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/france-reports-first-ever-case-of-human-shamonda-virus-1-dead",
        "published": "2026-10-22T08:46:33.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "RTE News",
        "title": "France reports first death of human from Shamonda virus",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/france-reports-first-death-of-human-from-shamonda-virus",
        "published": "2026-10-22T09:04:32.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Euronews",
        "title": "France confirms first human case of Shamonda virus, previously found only in animals",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/france-confirms-first-human-case-of-shamonda-virus-previously-found",
        "published": "2026-10-22T09:30:19.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "France reports first human Shamonda virus case, says no health risk",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/france-reports-first-human-shamonda-virus-case-says-no-health-risk",
        "published": "2026-10-22T09:44:12.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Local France",
        "title": "France reports first human Shamonda virus case, says no health risk",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/france-reports-first-human-shamonda-virus-case-says-no-health-risk-16026662",
        "published": "2026-10-22T10:10:10.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "France reports first human Shamonda virus case",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/france-reports-first-human-shamonda-virus-case",
        "published": "2026-10-22T10:40:51.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu - Sci-Tech",
        "title": "France reports first human Shamonda virus case, says no health risk",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/france-reports-first-human-shamonda-virus-case-says-no-health-risk-16039482",
        "published": "2026-10-22T11:51:49.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "France reports first human case of Shamonda virus, but says there's no public health risk",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/france-reports-first-human-case-of-shamonda-virus-but-says-theres-no",
        "published": "2026-10-22T12:22:56.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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