{"id":374426,"date":"2026-10-24T16:53:45","date_gmt":"2026-10-24T11:23:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=374426"},"modified":"2026-10-24T16:53:45","modified_gmt":"2026-10-24T11:23:45","slug":"shamonda-virus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/shamonda-virus\/","title":{"rendered":"Shamonda Virus"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"content-box-green\">\n<p><strong>News: <\/strong>France has reported the first documented human infection with the Shamonda virus in a seriously ill patient who died in October 2026.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"red-h2-box\">About Shamonda Virus<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_374434\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-374434\" style=\"width: 476px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-374434\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Source-Realmedvision.jpg?resize=476%2C270&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Shamonda Virus\" width=\"476\" height=\"270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Source-Realmedvision.jpg?resize=300%2C170&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Source-Realmedvision.jpg?resize=1024%2C580&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Source-Realmedvision.jpg?resize=768%2C435&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Source-Realmedvision.jpg?w=1524&amp;ssl=1 1524w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 476px) 100vw, 476px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-374434\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source &#8211; Realmedvision<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Shamonda virus<\/strong> is a <strong>vector-borne virus.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It belongs to the <strong>genus Orthobunyavirus<\/strong> and <strong>the family Peribunyaviridae.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Origin:<\/strong> The virus was <strong>first isolated <\/strong>from cattle in<strong> Nigeria in 1965<\/strong>.\n<ul>\n<li>It has been reported in animals across parts of <strong>Africa, Asia and Europe.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>First Human Infection:<\/strong> It was <strong>not previously recognized as a cause of human disease.<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>In <strong>October 2026, France reported the first known human infection<\/strong> in a seriously ill patient in their sixties.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Transmission:<\/strong> The virus is mainly <strong>transmitted between animals through the bites of Culicoides midges, which are small, fly-like insects.<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Direct animal-to-animal<\/strong> transmission is <strong>not known<\/strong>, <strong>except during pregnancy,<\/strong> when an infected animal can transmit it to the foetus.<\/li>\n<li>The <strong>exact transmission routes require further study. <\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It <strong>mainly affects cattle but also infects sheep, goats, horses and alpacas.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Symptoms:<\/strong> In <strong>animals<\/strong>, symptoms include <strong>fever, diarrhoea, reduced milk production, abortions and foetal malformations.<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>In the <strong>reported human case<\/strong>, the patient <strong>experienced blindness, confusion and coma.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span data-d-text-flow=\"word\" data-d-stream-word=\"\">The <\/span><span class=\"w6asjq_TextBase _85PZeG_Text\" data-d-text-flow=\"\" data-d-component=\"text\" data-d-default-strong=\"\" data-d-inline=\"\"><span data-d-text-flow=\"word\" data-d-stream-word=\"\">long-term <\/span><span data-d-text-flow=\"word\" data-d-stream-word=\"\">impact <\/span><span data-d-text-flow=\"word\" data-d-stream-word=\"\">of <\/span><span data-d-text-flow=\"word\" data-d-stream-word=\"\">the <\/span><span data-d-text-flow=\"word\" data-d-stream-word=\"\">virus <\/span><span data-d-text-flow=\"word\" data-d-stream-word=\"\">remains <\/span><span data-d-text-flow=\"word\" data-d-stream-word=\"\">unclear.<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Treatment: No specific treatment or vaccine is currently available<\/strong> for the virus.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Prevention:<\/strong> Risk reduction measures include <strong>using fine mesh screens, eliminating vector-breeding sites, and conducting vector surveillance and control.<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Other measures include <strong>using insect repellents during animal transport and transporting animals during periods of low vector activity.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: France has reported the first documented human infection with the Shamonda virus in a seriously ill patient who died in October 2026. About Shamonda Virus Shamonda virus is a vector-borne virus. It belongs to the genus Orthobunyavirus and the family Peribunyaviridae. Origin: The virus was first isolated from cattle in Nigeria in 1965. 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