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Patient died – France first reports Shamonda virus to a human

For the first time, the Shamonda virus has been detected in humans.

Original: Patient gestorben – Frankreich meldet erstmals Shamonda-Virus bei einem Menschen

Security 9 independent outlets · 27 articles translated from German

What happened

In France, an infected immung weakened patient has now died.

What outlets write

  1. stern 22 October, 14:41 and 5 more outlets
    «The Shamonda virus has so far been considered non-communicable to humans»
  2. Der Spiegel 22 October, 10:43 and 1 more outlet
    «According to the authorities, there is currently no general risk»
  3. ntv 22 October, 12:28 and 1 more outlet
    «The patient died in a hospital in Lyon in early October»

Reactions

Experts explain what's behind the case.

Der Spiegel 23 October

Who reports

9 independent outlets · 27 articles

public BR24 (Bayerischer Rundfunk) Deutsche Welle (English) ZDF heute
commercial Der Spiegel Der Tagesspiegel t-online ntv stern Die Zeit / Zeit Online
non-profit Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung