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France reports first human Shamonda virus case, in a patient who died

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French authorities report the first detection of the Shamonda virus in a human, in a patient who died, according to Sky News, the BBC and The Telegraph. The virus usually affects cattle and is spread by midges. According to the Daily Beast, the patient died in early October at a hospital in Lyon, officials believe the patient was immunocompromised, and investigations into whether the virus caused or contributed to the death are underway. Authorities say they have identified no health risk to the general population.

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What happened

Key points

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  1. French authorities say the Shamonda virus was detected in a human for the first time, in a patient who died.

    Reported byFar Left1Center2Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Far Left
    The Daily Beast
    Center
    Sky News, BBC News
    Right
    The Telegraph

  2. The patient died in early October.

    Reported byFar Left1Center1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Far Left
    The Daily Beast
    Center
    BBC News

  3. The Shamonda virus usually affects cattle and is spread by midges.

    Reported byFar Left1Center1Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Far Left
    The Daily Beast
    Center
    BBC News
    Right
    The Telegraph

  4. Investigations into whether the virus caused or contributed to the death are underway.

    Reported byFar Left1Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Far Left
    The Daily Beast
    Right
    The Telegraph

  5. Authorities say they have identified no health risk to the general population.

    One outletThe Daily Beast· Far Left

What is contested

Where accounts differ

Points the coverage does not agree on, and who says what.

  • The virus is linked to the patient’s death.

    The Telegraph describes the death as linked to the virus, while the Daily Beast reports that investigations into whether the virus caused or contributed to the death are still underway.

How each side tells it

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All sides report that French authorities confirmed a first human Shamonda virus case in a patient who died. The center headlines state the finding plainly, the Telegraph stresses an investigation and a rare cattle virus, and the Daily Beast leads with the death and the first jump to humans.

  • the left

    2 outlets

    The Daily Beast headline leads with the death and presents the case as the virus jumping to humans for the first time, using a dramatic verb.

    Patient Dies After Cow Virus Loaded verb“Jumps to Human”The verb pictures a leap across species as a dramatic event, while the reported fact is that the virus was detected in a person.More neutral: Virus Detected in Human for First TimeDisagree with this highlight? for First Time
    The Daily BeastFar LeftAll left-leaning headlines

  • the center

    2 outlets

    Sky News and BBC headlines state the detection and the death in plain wording, with the BBC attributing the finding to officials.

    First human case of Shamonda virus detected in France, officials say
    BBC NewsCenterAll center headlines

  • the right

    1 outlet

    The Telegraph headline frames the story as a race to investigate a first human death linked to a rare cattle virus.

    Health authorities race to investigate first human death linked to rare cattle virus
    The TelegraphRightAll right-leaning headlines

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    Jumps to Human

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  • Loaded verb

    Jumps to HumanMore neutral: Virus Detected in Human for First Time

    The verb pictures a leap across species as a dramatic event, while the reported fact is that the virus was detected in a person.

    Patient Dies After Cow Virus Jumps to Human for First Time

    Used byThe Daily Beast (Far Left)

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Side by side

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From the left

2 outlets

Leads with

  • the patient’s death
  • first jump to humans
  • midge spread and animal outbreak
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  • The Daily BeastFar Left

    Patient Dies After Cow Virus Loaded verb“Jumps to Human”The verb pictures a leap across species as a dramatic event, while the reported fact is that the virus was detected in a person.More neutral: Virus Detected in Human for First TimeDisagree with this highlight? for First Time

    A virus that usually affects livestock has been detected in a human for the first time. Authorities in France confirmed that a patient who died at a hospital in Lyon in early October had contracted the Shamonda virus, an insect-borne virus that typically affects cows and was …

    Read at The Daily Beast (opens in a new tab)
  • Al Jazeera EnglishLeft

    France reports first human Shamonda virus case, says no health risk

    Until now, the virus was considered non-transferable to humans, making the patient the first documented human case.

    Read at Al Jazeera English (opens in a new tab)

From the center

2 outlets

Leads with

  • first human detection in France
  • patient who died
  • officials as source

Leaves out

  • patient was immunocompromised and treated for an illness
  • no health risk to the general population stated by authorities

Reported by other sides, not found in this side’s coverage.

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  • BBC NewsCenter

    First human case of Shamonda virus detected in France, officials say

    The disease, which usually affects cattle, has been identified in a patient who died in early October.

    Read at BBC News (opens in a new tab)
  • Sky NewsCenter

    France reports first Shamonda virus case in human who later died

    The first human case of the Shamonda virus has been detected in France in a person who later died, according to authorities.

    Read at Sky News (opens in a new tab)

From the right

1 outlet

Leads with

  • race to investigate
  • first human death
  • rare cattle virus

Leaves out

  • authorities’ statement of no risk to the general population

Reported by other sides, not found in this side’s coverage.

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Who reported it when

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  • Left

    2 hr 50 min later

    Its first report, Oct 22, 7:28 AM EDT

  • Center

    First to report

    Sky News, Oct 22, 4:38 AM EDT

  • Right

    2 hr 44 min later

    Its first report, Oct 22, 7:22 AM EDT

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  1. Sky NewsCenterOct 22, 4:38 AM EDT
  2. BBC NewsCenterOct 22, 7:04 AM EDT
  3. The TelegraphRightOct 22, 7:22 AM EDT
  4. Al Jazeera EnglishLeftOct 22, 7:28 AM EDT
  5. The Daily BeastFar LeftOct 22, 7:44 AM EDT

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