OriginalSourceThe IndependentUnited KingdomLeanCenter-leftCredibilityPublished09:20 UTCRatings: AllSides, MBFCSourceThe IndependentUnited KingdomLeanCenter-leftCredibilityPublished09:20 UTCRatings: AllSides, MBFC
“Deadly Shamonda virus detected in human for first time in France”
“The virus had until now been considered non-transmissible to humans, the French government said”
France reports first human Shamonda virus case; no general population risk identified
Key points
- French health authorities confirmed the Shamonda virus detected in a human patient.
- The patient was immunocompromised and died in October at Hospices Civils de Lyon.
- Investigations are ongoing; cerebral complications are likely linked to Shamonda infection.
- Before this, Shamonda had circulated in Africa and Asia with no human cases documented.
- There is no vaccine currently available; risk to the general population remains absent.
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