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“France confirms first human case of Shamonda virus, previously found only in animals”
“French authorities have confirmed the first known human case of Shamonda virus, which mainly affects cattle, in a patient in Lyon who died in early October, adding that there is no health risk to the general population.”
France confirms first human Shamonda virus case in Lyon
Key points
- France reports first human Shamonda virus infection in a severely immunocompromised patient.
- The patient died in early October after infection detected in Lyon.
- Shamonda virus previously found only in animals and insects; human transmissibility uncertain.
- Experts suspect infection occurred via Culicoides midge bite in eastern France.
- Investigation ongoing with WHO and ECDC to determine death link and transmission.
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