Irish experts react to first human case of Shamonda virus
Irish health experts are assessing risks after the first human death from the Shamonda virus was reported in France. While the virus typically affects livestock, officials emphasize that the general population remains at low risk.
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Irish experts react to the news of the death of the first known human case of Shamonda virus and the virus’s presence in farm animals in Ireland.
The death of a severely immunocompromised patient in France who tested positive for Shamonda virus (SHAV), coupled with the detection of the virus in two bovine samples from Co Cork farms , has prompted Irish experts to assess the potential risks to livestock and human health.
Assistant professor of virology and deputy director of the UCD One Health Centre at University College Dublin Dr Gerald Barry said the report of the death in a human patient “as a result of a Shamonda virus infection is a surprising and unusual report”.
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