France reports first human case of Shamonda virus after patient dies

France reported the first human case of the Shamonda virus usually found in livestock Thursday in a hospital patient who died, though authorities added there was no risk to the general population. It is suspected that the victim was bitten by a midge carrying the virus in eastern France where it had circulated among animals this spring and summer, the government said in a statement. The man had been hospitalized in Lyon with an unrelated serious disease, a French health ministry official told reporters. The victim was in his 60s and lived in the Lyon area, local newspaper Le Progrès reported. The World Health Organization said it was in contact with French authorities about the outbreak.