{
  "id": 19425052,
  "title": "European eels transmit a herpesvirus through bites, revealing another route for fish infections",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/european-eels-transmit-a-herpesvirus-through-bites-revealing-another",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-11-11T00:30:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-11-european-eels-transmit-herpesvirus-revealing.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Contrary to what was previously believed, viruses infecting fish are not transmitted exclusively through water acting as an abiotic vector. A team of researchers from the University of Liège has demonstrated that a virus affecting European eels can spread very efficiently through biting during aggressive interactions between individuals.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}