The French health department issued a communiqué on the 22nd saying that the country discovered the world's first officially recorded case of human infection with the Shamondaviruses. The patient died at the beginning of this month. The chamunda virus belongs to the genus Bunia virus and is mainly spread to animals through blood-sucking midges of the genus Culicus. The virus was first discovered in Nigeria in the mid-1960s, and has since been sporadically reported in cattle herds in West Africa, East Africa, Southern Africa, and Japan. According to the French animal health department, the effects of the virus on animals include diarrhea, weakness, and loss of appetite, which in a few cases can cause fever. The communiqué said there were no records of humans infected with the virus prior to this case. Prior to his death, the patient was treated at a hospital in Lyon, France due to severe illness. Preliminary investigations suggest that the patient's brain complications are likely related to Shamunda virus infection, but related clinical, biological, and epidemiological investigations are still ongoing. This summer, the Shamunda virus was first discovered in cattle farms in France and other European countries. The health department speculates that the patient may have been infected after being bitten by a blood-sucking midge carrying the virus in eastern France. The French health department said this was a special case in a person with severely impaired immune function. Currently, relevant departments are continuing investigations and have reported the situation to the World Health Organization and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control. The European Center for Disease Prevention and Control issued a communiqué on the same day saying that it is closely monitoring the relevant situation after receiving the notification from France. The center indicated that the patient's risk of infection was increased due to severe impairment of immune function. Investigations are currently ongoing as to whether the virus is the direct cause of death of patients or a compounding factor and route of infection.
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The French health department issued a communiqué on the 22nd saying that the country discovered the world's first officially recorded case of human infection with the Shamondaviruses. The patient died at the beginning of this month. The chamunda virus belongs to the genus Bunia virus and is mainly spread to animals through blood-sucking midges of the genus Culicus. The virus was first discovered in Nigeria in the mid-1960s, and has since been sporadically reported in cattle herds in West Africa, East Africa, Southern Africa, and Japan. According to the French animal health department, the effects of the virus on animals include diarrhea, weakness, and loss of appetite, which in a few cases can cause fever. The communiqué said there were no records of humans infected with the virus prior to this case. Prior to his death, the patient was treated at a hospital in Lyon, France due to severe illness. Preliminary investigations suggest that the patient's brain complications are likely related to Shamunda virus infection, but related clinical, biological, and epidemiological investigations are still ongoing. This summer, the Shamunda virus was first discovered in cattle farms in France and other European countries. The health department speculates that the patient may have been infected after being bitten by a blood-sucking midge carrying the virus in eastern France. The French health department said this was a special case in a person with severely impaired immune function. Currently, relevant departments are continuing investigations and have reported the situation to the World Health Organization and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control. The European Center for Disease Prevention and Control issued a communiqué on the same day saying that it is closely monitoring the relevant situation after receiving the notification from France. The center indicated that the patient's risk of infection was increased due to severe impairment of immune function. Investigations are currently ongoing as to whether the virus is the direct cause of death of patients or a compounding factor and route of infection.
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