# Shamonda virus detected in human for first time in France

- Source: Guardian World
- Published: 2026-10-22T15:07:01+00:00
- Category: World
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/22/shamonda-virus-detected-in-human-first-time-france
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/shamonda-virus-detected-in-human-for-first-time-in-france-c5548c/

Investigations under way to determine whether virus normally found in livestock contributed to man’s death A man in France has become the first human known to have contracted Shamonda virus, with investigations under way to explore whether it contributed to his death. Shamonda virus is a type of bunyavirus and is spread by bites from infected midges. According to the Austrian Agency for Health and

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