Until now, the virus was considered non-transferable to humans, making the patient the first documented human case. French authorities have confirmed that a patient who died at a Lyon hospital earlier in October was infected with the Shamonda virus, the first such report of the virus in a human. In»»»

Shamonda virus detected in human for first time; French authorities investigate fatal case (representative image) French health authorities have detected the Shamonda virus, which primarily affects livestock, in a human for the first time.The patient, who was severely immunocompromised and receivin»»»

French authorities have confirmed the first known human case of Shamonda virus, which mainly affects cattle, in a patient in Lyon who died in early October, adding that there is no health risk to the general population. French authorities have confirmed an infection with the Shamonda virus in a pat»»»