France detects Shamonda virus in a human for the first time
- French health authorities said they had detected the Shamonda virus in a human for the first time.
- They said the patient later died, and that they saw no risk to the general population at this stage.
- • Shamonda spreads through biting midges, affects cattle, sheep and goats, and was thought not to infect humans.
- The leading hypothesis is that the patient was infected in eastern France, where it circulated in animals in 2026.
Source: rte.ie
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