A person with the shamonda virus, believed to be non-transmissible to humans, dies in France

A man with severe immunodeficiency died in Lyon, infected with the shamonda virus, previously thought non-transmissible to humans. French authorities stated there is currently no health risk to the general population. The deceased was hospitalized for a serious condition, and investigations are ongoing to understand the link between his brain complications and the virus. Shamonda, first identified in Nigeria in the 1960s, primarily affects cattle and was recently detected in Europe. This case marks the first documented human infection, likely contracted through a mosquito in eastern France, where the virus was circulating earlier this year. France has informed international health organizations about this exceptional case.