France reports first human Shamonda virus case, says no health risk
French health authorities have confirmed the first human case of the Shamonda virus, which resulted in the death of an immunocompromised patient. Officials stated there is no current health risk to the general public as the virus typically affects livestock.
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France reports first human Shamonda virus case, says no health risk Despite circulating in Africa and Asia for several decades, the Shamonda virus has never previously been detected in humans, the Health and Agriculture Ministries said in a joint statement Paris, France French health authorities said Thursday (October 22, 2026) that the Shamonda virus, which usually affects livestock, had been detected in a human for the first time, in a severely immunocompromised patient who died earlier this month. https://www.thehindu.com/tag/307-244/ https://www.thehindu.com/tag/1073/ https://www.thehindu.com/tag/1152-1151/ Also read | Seasonal infections are doing the rounds: what you should know https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/health/seasonal-infections-are-doing-the-rounds-what-you-should-know/article71495083.ece There was "no health risk to the general public identified at this time", the Health and Agriculture Ministries said in a joint statement. It added that the human infection appeared to be "an exceptional case involving a severely immunocompromised patient" hospitalised for a serious medical condition.
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