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French health authorities reported the first human case of Shamonda virus, typically affecting livestock. The infected patient has died. Shamonda is an Orthobunyavirus transmitted by insects, primarily impacting domestic animals. First identified in Nigeria in the 1960s, it has sporadically appeared in animals across Africa and Japan, and has spread to several European countries this year. The French government previously considered it non-transmissible to humans. The patient likely contracted the virus in eastern France, where it circulated among animals in spring and summer 2026. Authorities noted no current risk to the general population.