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France detects its first human case of Shamonda virus, then a patient dies in Lyon, while the WHO considers its spread unlikely.
4 articles from 22 October to 23 October 2026 · 🌍 World
The WHO says wider spread of the Shamonda virus is unlikely after the first documented fatal human case was reported in France. The organisation says it has not yet conducted a formal risk assessment, Libération reports.
Source: Libe
The WHO says wider spread of the Shamonda virus is unlikely after the first documented fatal human case was reported in France. The organisation says it has not yet conducted a formal risk assessment, Libération reports.
🇫🇷 France · 20:30
A severely immunocompromised patient died in Lyon in early October after contracting the Shamonda virus, previously considered unable to infect humans. French authorities favour a link between the infection and brain complications, while the ECDC continues to investigate the cause of death and how transmission occurred.
🇫🇷 France · 17:18
A severely immunocompromised French patient infected with the Shamonda virus died in early October 2026, according to French authorities. First detected in humans and identified in Europe in late July, the virus now affects 14 Western European countries and is circulating in 52 French departments, according to French ministries and the ESA.
🇫🇷 France · 14:42
France has detected the first known human case of Shamonda virus in a severely immunocompromised patient who died at the beginning of the month. Health and agriculture authorities say the infection is exceptional and poses no risk to the general population, according to their joint statement reported by Citizen.
🇫🇷 France · 11:17
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