Residents of Komi revealed the cause of human disease with the Shamond virus

Residents of Komi became aware of the cause of the first case of human infection with the Shamond virus. Previously, the virus was only transmitted from animals to animals.

Last week, a patient with the Chamond virus who also had HIV died in a hospital in France. It is assumed that without immunodeficiency infection could not occur.

The virus was thought to only affect livestock. The infection is transmitted through bites of lice that live in hot and humid countries, and can spread among animals.