France has reported the first known human case of Shamonda virus, a bunyavirus normally found in livestock, in a patient who died in early October. Health authorities said the case appeared exceptional and that there was no apparent public health risk. Investigations are under way to determine whether the virus contributed to the death.
Sky News – World Investigations under way to determine whether virus normally found in livestock contributed to man’s death A man in France has become the first human known to have contracted Shamonda virus, with investigations under way to explore whether it contributed to his death. Shamonda virus is a type of bunyavirus and is spread by bites from infected midges. According to the Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety , in a…
Until now, the virus was considered non-transferable to humans, making the patient the first documented human case.
Investigations under way to determine whether virus normally found in livestock contributed to man’s death A man in France has become the first human known to have contracted Shamonda virus, with investigations under way to explore whether it contributed to his death. Shamonda virus is a type of bunyavirus and is spread by bites from infected midges. According to the Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety , in a…
A first known human case of Shamonda virus infection has been detected in France, the country's health authorities said on Thursday.
France has reported the first-ever recorded case of a human contracting the Shamonda livestock virus, which is most commonly found in cattle. Public health authorities stressed that there did not appear to be any health risk to the public, adding that the infection had been "an exceptional case" involving a person with a severely compromised immune system.
BBC News – Health The disease, which usually affects cattle, has been identified in a patient who died in early October.
Sky News – World The first human case of the Shamonda virus has been detected in France in a person who later died, according to authorities.
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