Countries w/ detection
7 countries · soonest → oldest detection
France
OUTBREAKNovel Shamonda-type Orthobunyavirus detected in dairy herds across 52 departments (first: Doubs, Ain, Savoie) — plus the first documented human case, in Lyon.
Source: Kelleci et al., Euro Surveill (2026)
Switzerland
OUTBREAKVirus detected in Swiss cattle herds adjoining the French outbreak zone as the 2026 wave spread east.
Source: Ministère de l'Agriculture / FLI, 2026
Germany
OUTBREAKShamonda-type virus confirmed in German herds in 2026. Germany also recorded the closely related Schmallenberg virus in 2011.
Source: FLI — Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut
Netherlands
OUTBREAKDetected in Dutch cattle herds during the 2026 onward spread from France.
Source: FLI — Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut
Belgium
SURVEILLANCEFirst European detection of Shamonda virus, found in cattle in Flanders during Schmallenberg-era surveillance.
Source: De Regge et al., Transbound Emerg Dis (2012)
Japan
SURVEILLANCEIsolated from sentinel cattle in Kyushu — the first detection of the virus outside Africa.
Source: Yanase et al., Arch Virol (2005)
Nigeria
HISTORICFirst isolation of Shamonda virus, from cattle blood and Culicoides midges near Ibadan.
Source: Causey et al., Am J Vet Res (1972)
Counts include countries where the virus or a closely related Shamonda-type strain has been documented in livestock or humans. Each card links to the underlying official or peer-reviewed source.