India, Oct. 23 -- A patient in France has died after being infected with Shamonda virus, the first recorded human case of the disease. The virus is mainly found in livestock, especially cattle, sheep, goats, horses and alpacas.
It is thought to be spread by the bites of midges - tiny biting flies - though the World Health Organization has said further studies are needed to understand how it is transmitted.
There are currently no commercially available vaccines against Shamonda virus, according to the internationally recognized World Organisation for Animal Health.
The unidentified patient, who died in early October, had been receiving treatment for a serious illness and was immunocompromised, making him more vulnerable to infection than ...