世界卫生组织（WHO）总干事周四表示，世卫组织正与法国当局合作，以确定首例有记录的人类沙蒙达病毒感染病例是如何感染的，并评估对公共卫生的任何潜在风险。
The World Health Organization (WHO) is working with French authorities to determine how the first documented human case of Shamonda virus was contracted and assess any potential risks to public health, its chief said Thursday.
世卫组织总干事谭德塞在美国社交媒体公司X上的帖子中表示，法国官员正在收集有关感染源头以及病毒可能传播途径的信息。
In a post on the US social media company X, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said French officials were gathering information about the source of the infection and possible ways the virus could spread.
周四早些时候，法国报告了首例已知的人类沙蒙达病毒感染病例，此前该病毒仅在动物中被检测到。
Earlier Thursday, France reported the first known human infection with Shamonda virus, which had until then been detected only in animals.
谭德塞表示，受感染患者免疫系统较弱，增加了其患重症的易感性，该患者已死亡。
Tedros said the infected patient, who had a weakened immune system that increased their vulnerability to severe illness, had died.
他解释说，该病毒主要影响牛、羊、山羊和马，据信通过蠓（一种小型飞行昆虫）的叮咬在动物间传播。然而，他强调需要更多研究来确定其传播机制。
He explained that the virus mainly affects cattle, sheep, goats and horses and is believed to circulate among animals through bites from midges, small flying insects. However, he stressed that more research is needed to establish its transmission mechanisms.
谭德塞说：“这名法国患者所在地区沙蒙达病毒在动物中流行，且也存在库利蠓。”
"The French patient was in an area where the Shamonda virus was circulating in animals and where Culicoides midges were also present," said Tedros.