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First Shamonda virus human death in France
Since 09:27 · Lyon
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- Location
- Lyon, France
- Pathogen
- Shamonda virus
- Fatalities
- 1
- Public risk
- No identified threat to general public
The World Health Organization says the French Shamonda case is an isolated human case and wider spread is unlikely for now, according to a statement to Reuters.
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France's health and agriculture ministries say the Lyon patient died in early October, in a joint statement announced Thursday.
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French health authorities report the first known human death from Shamonda virus in an immunocompromised patient in Lyon, adding that there is no general public risk.
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