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

Key points

• France reports the first known human Shamonda virus case in a severely immunocompromised patient.
• The patient died in early October after experiencing neurological complications likely linked to the virus.
• Experts say the case is exceptional and there is currently no public risk identified.
• Shamonda virus primarily affects cattle and is spread by infected midges; human transmission previously unheard of.
• ECDC is monitoring the situation and investigating how the virus reached a human in eastern France.