Shamonda virus found in a human in France for the first time; patient dies

French health authorities have reported the first known human infection with the Shamonda virus. The case involved a severely immunocompromised patient, who died in Lyon. Investigators believe the infection came from an insect bite, most likely from a Culicoides midge. The virus has previously circulated among livestock. Officials have not identified any broad risk to the general public at this time.