A French man has become the first person to contract Shamonda virus, a disease previously only found in animals and spread through midges.
The patient, who had a weakened immune system, has since died, according to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC).
Shamonda virus was first identified in Nigeria in the 1960s and has this year been detected in farm animals all across Europe.
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