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French health authorities reported on October 22, 2026, that a human case of the Shamonda virus had been detected in an immunocompromised patient who died recently. The virus, which typically affects livestock and is transmitted by small insects like midges, was found for the first time in humans in eastern France where it was circulating among animals earlier this year. Health officials stated there is no immediate health risk to the general public but noted that further investigation is ongoing.

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The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) reported on October 22, 2026, that the first human case of the Shamonda virus (Shav) has been detected in France. The patient, a severely immunocompromised individual who died in early October, contracted Shav through what is believed to be a midge bite in eastern France, where animal cases were identified earlier this year during spring and summer.

French health officials stated that the infection appears to be an exceptional case with no current risk to public health. The patient was hospitalized for another serious illness at a hospital in Lyon and developed neurological complications likely linked to Shav based on initial findings. The Shamonda virus, which primarily affects cattle and can also infect sheep, goats, alpacas, and horses, is typically spread by infected midges.

The Health and Agriculture Ministries confirmed that despite circulating in Africa and Asia for several decades, Shav had never before been detected in humans until this case in France.

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Frenchhealth authorities said Thursday (October 22, 2026) that the Shamonda virus, which usually affects livestock, had been detected in a human for the first time, in a severely immunocompromised patient who died earlier this month. asserted

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Also read | Seasonal infections are doing the rounds: what you should know There was "no health risk to the general public identified at this time", the Health and Agriculture Ministries said in a joint statement. asserted

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It added that the human infection appeared to be "an exceptional case involving a severely immunocompromised patient" hospitalised for a serious medical condition. asserted

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"Despite circulating in Africa and Asia for several decades, the Shamonda virus has never previously been detected in humans," the ministries said. asserted

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The virus, which belongs to the Orthobunyavirus group and is typically transmitted to animals by small biting insects, was first detected in Europe this summer, they said. asserted

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At this stage in the investigation, the patient was believed to have contracted the virus through the bite of a midge in eastern France, where the virus was circulating in animals during the spring and summer, the ministries said. asserted

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"The neurological complications observed in the immunocompromised patient prior to his death are very likely linked to infection with the Shamonda virus," they added, citing preliminary findings. asserted

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But "clinical, biological and epidemiological investigations are still ongoing", they said. asserted

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In 14 European countries The virus was first detected in Nigeria in the mid-1960s and has since been reported in cattle in several parts of Africa and in Japan. asserted

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The virus was detected in Europe for the first time at the end of July, including on cattle farms in France. asserted

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It has now been detected in 14 western European countries, according to an epidemiological bulletin from France's national research institute monitoring animal health. uncertain

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Cattle are considered its main animal hosts, although sporadic infections in smaller livestock and horses have also been identified in France this summer. asserted

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An investigation is ongoing, and both the World Health Organization and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control have been notified. asserted

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France reports first human Shamonda virus case, says no health risk

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