The Shamonda virus, which usually affects livestock, was found in a patient who later died, with officials saying there was no risk to the general population.
Key takeaways
France reported its first human case of Shamonda virus, an insect-borne disease previously thought not to infect people. The patient was likely infected in eastern France, where the virus circulated among animals in 2026.
- Shamonda virus is an Orthobunyavirus transmitted by biting midges, primarily affecting livestock like cattle.
- The virus was first identified in Nigeria in the mid-1960s and has since appeared sporadically in Africa and Japan.
- French authorities stated the virus had previously been considered non-transmissible to humans.
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Shamonda virus is an insect-borne Orthobunyavirus that primarily affects livestock, particularly cattle, and is transmitted by biting midges. (Reuters pic)PARIS: French health authorities said they had detected the Shamonda virus usually affecting livestock in a human for the first time in a patient who later died, while adding that they saw no risk to the general population at this stage.
Shamonda virus is an insect-borne Orthobunyavirus primarily affecting livestock, particularly cattle, and transmitted by biting midges.
First identified in Nigeria in the mid-1960s, it has since been detected sporadically in animals in Africa and Japan.
It has been spreading among several European countries this year.
