The Government says that there is no concern about Shamonda and that the transmission to humans is "very limited"

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The Secretary of Public Health, Esteve Fernàndez, in an interview with ARA — The Secretary of Public Health, Esteve Fernàndez, in an interview with l'ARA Manolo Garcia

23/10/2026 - 08:10 h

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The Secretary of Public Health, Esteve Fernández, stated on Catalunya Ràdio that there is no concern regarding the Shamonda virus, which caused the death of a man in France. He said that transmission to humans is "very limited" and recalled that there is only the French case on record, in a person with severe immunosuppression.

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