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A man infected with Shamonda virus has died in France in what two reports describe as the first known human case of the infection. The case was reported on Oct. 22.
Handelsblatt reports that the patient was immunocompromised. The report also says Shamonda virus had previously been regarded as not transmissible to humans.
According to EL PAÍS, the virus primarily affects farm animals and has been detected since the summer in several European countries, including Spain.
EL PAÍS reports that the European Union is investigating the implications of the case. The supplied reports do not establish how the patient became infected, whether human-to-human transmission occurred, or which official body confirmed the infection or death.