France reports first human case of Shamonda virus, but says there's no public health risk
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France has recorded the first-ever documented case of a person contracting the Shamonda virus, a livestock virus most commonly found in cattle, according to France 24. Public health authorities said there did not appear to be any health risk to the public and described the infection as “an exceptional case,” France 24 reported.
According to Euronews, the patient was in Lyon and died in early October. Euronews reported that authorities confirmed the case as the first known human infection with the virus, which had previously been found only in animals, and added that there is no health risk to the general population.
Sky News reported that the first human case of the Shamonda virus was detected in France in a person who later died, according to authorities.