#Shamonda

An animal-associated virus has crossed a boundary scientists had not previously documented. The death of a patient has prompted urgent questions about transmission, neurological disease, genetic change and the possibility of wider spread.…

French authorities confirmed the first known human case, saying it appeared to be “an exceptional case involving a severely immunocompromised patient”. We explain what the virus is, the risks, and how zoonotic infections work.

A patient in France has died after being infected with Shamonda virus, the first recorded human case of the disease.

The Shamonda virus has been detected in a human for the first time, French health officials said. Authorities see no risk to the public, adding that the victim, who died in early October, was severely immunocompromised.

Although the case is considered exceptional, investigators are working to determine how the infection occurred and whether the pathogen played a role in the patient’s death.

The neurological disease spread by midges has been found in livestock across Europe

Investigations under way to determine whether virus normally found in livestock contributed to man’s death

The French health authorities reported the first human infection with Shamonda virus after a hospitalized patient died, with the cause of death still under investigation

Shamonda virus has been linked to the first known human infection in France, where a severely immunocompromised patient died after contracting the livestock-associated virus.