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First person infected with rare Shamonda virus: what we know
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An outbreak of Shamonda virus was detected in cows in Europe in July and is ongoing.Credit: Charly Triballeau/AFP via Getty
An individual with cancer in France has become the first person known to contract the Shamonda virus, after an outbreak in livestock in Europe that was first identified in July. The man, aged in his sixties, died on 9 October, 16 days after he started showing neurological symptoms, including vision loss and confusion, according to a case report published in Eurosurveillance this week1. Infectious-disease researchers say little is known about the virus or how it affects the body.
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Infectious-disease researchers say little is known about the virus or how it affects the body.
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- Infectious-disease researchers say little is known about the virus or how it affects the body.
- The man lived in a rural area in the Rhône–Alpes region, where Shamonda virus has been detected in cattle.
- Although no human-to-human transmission has been recorded for these viruses, during an outbreak of an orthobunyavirus called Oropouche in Brazil in 2024, transmission was reported between pregnant women and their fetuses.
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