View Market Dashboard What is Shamonda virus? How is it transmitted? ECDC monitoring situation as France reports first, rare human case 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. Sneha Biswas Published22 Oct 2026, 04:35 PM IST Prefer Liveminton Google AI Quick Read ✕ Wait for it… Log in to our website to save your bookmarks. It'll just take a moment. Yes, Continue ✕ Wait for it… Oops! Looks like you have exceeded the limit to bookmark the image. Remove some to bookmark this image.
What is Shamonda virus? How is it transmitted? ECDC monitoring situation as France reports first, rare human case
The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) is monitoring the situation after France reported the first human case of the Shamonda virus. The patient, who had severely compromised immunity, died earlier this month. This marks the first known human infection with this virus, which is typically found in animals.
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