Global Detection Map
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Ministère de l'Agriculture, 22 Oct 2026Intel Feed
Shamonda virus: first detection in a human — press release
Official confirmation of the first documented human infection (Lyon, 22 Oct 2026).
EUROSURVDetection of a novel Shamonda Orthobunyavirus in dairy cattle, France, June 2026
Peer-reviewed first report of the European outbreak.
FLIShamonda virus: newly introduced cattle virus continues to spread
German reference institute on onward spread across Europe.
VIROLOGYSimbu serogroup orthobunyaviruses: Shamonda, Sathuperi and Schmallenberg
Overview of genetic relationships within the Simbu serogroup.
WOAHWorld Organisation for Animal Health — animal disease information
Official animal-health reporting and surveillance guidance.
EFSAEFSA: Schmallenberg virus scientific reports
European risk assessments for Simbu-group viruses in livestock.
PUBMEDAll published research on Shamonda virus
Live literature search for new findings.
Incident Log
| Location | Year | Hosts | Status | Priority |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Lyon, France Ministère de l'Agriculture, 22 Oct 2026 | 2026-10-22 | Human (severely immunocompromised) | OUTBREAK | |
Doubs · Ain · Savoie, France Kelleci et al., Euro Surveill (2026) | 2026-06 | Dairy cattle, Culicoides | OUTBREAK | |
Flanders, Belgium De Regge et al., Transbound Emerg Dis (2012) | 2012 | Cattle | SURVEILLANCE | |
North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Goller et al., Emerg Infect Dis (2012) | 2011 | Cattle, sheep, goats | RELATED | |
Kyushu, Japan Yanase et al., Arch Virol (2005) | 1999–2002 | Sentinel cattle, Culicoides | SURVEILLANCE | |
Ibadan, Nigeria Causey et al., Am J Vet Res (1972) | 1965 | Cattle, Culicoides midges | HISTORIC |
About Shamonda virus: an Orthobunyavirus in the Simbu serogroup, carried by Culicoides biting midges. It infects cattle and other ruminants and may cause birth defects in calves. It was long considered non-transmissible to humans — on 22 October 2026 the French authorities confirmed the first documented human infection, in a severely immunocompromised patient in Lyon. No risk has been identified for the general population.