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“First Human Case of Livestock Virus Shamonda Reported”
“(MedPage Today) -- A first known human case of Shamonda virus infection has been detected in France, the country’s health authorities said on Thursday. The virus was detected in a severely immunocompromised patient who was being treated for a...”
First human Shamonda virus case detected in France
Key points
- France reports first known human Shamonda virus infection in a severely immunocompromised patient.
- The patient in Lyon died in early October while being treated for a serious illness.
- Health ministry says no public health risk to the general population at present.
- Shamonda virus was previously considered unable to infect humans and is animal-borne by midges.
- Infection likely from a midge bite in eastern France; authorities alerted WHO and ECDC.
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