#Virus

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The patient, a French man in his 60s with leukemia, died earlier this month. Health officials say the risk to the public is low

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French officials reported the first known human case of Shamonda virus this week.

Infectious-disease researchers say the risk of the livestock pathogen moving between people is low.

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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.

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.

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

The disease, which usually affects cattle, has been identified in a patient who died in early October.