Emergence of Shamonda Orthobunyavirus, Central Europe, 2026
Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: Since mid-June 2026, an acute, non-fatal syndrome with high herd morbidity, reduced milk yield, diarrhea, fever and lethargy affected dairy cattle in southern Germany and Switzerland. Major viral pathogens were excluded. Pan-Simbuvirus PCR first detected an orthobunyavirus, subsequently confirmed by metagenomic sequencing, which enabled recovery of a complete “Shamonda-like” genome. One sentence summary line More than a decade after the emergence of Schmallenberg virus in 2011, a novel “Shamonda-like” orthobunyavirus of the Simbu serogroup has now emerged in Central Europe.
Source: Emerging infectious diseases
Institution: Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut
Language: English
Topic: Vector-Borne Animal Diseases
Subfield: Virology
Field: Immunology and Microbiology
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W7222956031