Shamonda Virus Found on UK Dairy Farms, Kills a Human
An animal virus called Shamonda, which usually spreads among livestock, has been found on dairy farms in the UK for the first time. It has also infected and killed a human for the first time on record. The case raises fresh questions about diseases that pass from animals to people.
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Context: Diseases that spread from animals to people, called zoonoses, have caused past scares such as bird flu and Nipah virus. Shamonda is a little-known animal virus, so tracking its spread among livestock is how health officials watch for risks to people.
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