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URSY.NEWS / The Guardian / 22 Oct 2026

Shamonda virus detected in human for first time in France

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Investigations under way to determine whether virus normally found in livestock contributed to man’s deathA man in France has become the first human known to have contracted Shamonda virus, with investigations under way to explore whether it contributed to his death.Shamonda virus is a type of bunyavirus and is spread by bites from infected midges. According to the Austrian Agency for Health and…

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