French health authorities confirmed this Thursday the death of a man infected with the Shamonda virus, a pathogen transmitted mainly by mosquitoes to cattle, sheep, and goats, which until now was considered to have a low infection capacity in humans. In fact, this is the first documented and reported detection of this emerging disease in humans.

The Barcelona Public Health Agency (ASPB) has detected a case of tuberculosis in a worker at the Camp Nou renovation project, according to the newspaper. The Country Sources from the Public Health Agency of Catalonia (ASPCAT) have confirmed this to ARA. For now, therefore, it is not considered an outbreak because only one case has been confirmed. Following this worker's infection, a study has been activated among those who have been in contact with him to rule out further infections. The alert reached the epidemiology service of the Barcelona Public Health Agency on October 24, according to the agency. The affected worker, diagnosed with pulmonary tuberculosis, began treatment immediately. A contact tracing study was also initiated, a measure stipulated in the tuberculosis control protocol. In this case, 23 people have been in contact with the affected worker and could therefore have been exposed. Some of the people included in this contact tracing study work for the same company as the affected worker, a construction company involved in the renovation of the FC Barcelona stadium. For the moment, the ASPB points out, the study is ongoing and no further cases have been confirmed so far.