France 🇫🇷 confirms
deceased patient had
Shamonda virus
— what to know
Death of a patient raises questions about the
risks posed by a
livestock virus
that reached Europe this year
October 22, 2026
First detected in cattle in
Nigeria 🇳🇬 in 1965,
Shamonda virus
has since been found in other parts of Africa 🌍and Asia. 🌏
It was first identified in Europe 🗺️in late July and by October 20 cases had been reported in more than a dozen European countries.
