# France reports first human Shamonda virus case

> France confirms rare human Shamonda virus case in immunocompromised patient.
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- Published: 2026-10-22T11:05:02+00:00
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## First human case confirmed
France reports first human case of Shamonda virus in a patient with severely compromised immunity levels who died earlier this month.

> France has reported the first human case of Shamonda virus in a patient who was reported to be with severely compromised immunity levels. The patient has died earlier this month.
## ECDC monitoring situation
Health and agriculture ministries state no health risk to the general public but note the case involves an immunocompromised patient.

> The health and agriculture ministries assured that "no health risk to the general public" has been identified in a joint statement. It added that the human infection seems to be "an exceptional case involving a severely immunocompromised patient" who was hospitalised for a serious medical condition.
## Shamonda virus background
Shamonda virus typically affects livestock like cattle and belongs to the Orthobunyavirus group.

> Shamonda virus typically affects livestock, particularly cattle. It belongs to the Orthobunyavirus group, the same group of viruses as Schmallenberg virus (SBV).
## Transmission method
Shamonda virus spreads through small biting insects, with the patient contracting it via a midge bite in eastern France.

> Shamonda virus is typically transmitted to animals via small biting insects. The patient reportedly 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.
## Symptoms and impact
Symptoms include fever, diarrhea, fatigue and reduced milk production but the virus is not fatal for cattle.

> Shamonda virus symptoms can be fever, diarrhea, fatigue and a reduction in milk production, as per UK’s Animal and Plant Health Agency. However, the virus is said to be not fatal for cattle, reported Independent citing the British Agriculture Bureau.
## Historical context
Shamonda virus first identified in Nigeria in the mid-1960s and now spreading in European countries.

> The Shamonda virus was first identified in Nigeria in the mid-1960s. Since then the virus has been detected in animals of Africa and Japan. However, it is now spreading among several European countries this year.
## Key takeaway

France reports first human Shamonda virus case in immunocompromised patient who died earlier this month.