Ekpoma virus (EKV) was first identified in 2015 from samples collected from two healthy subjects recruited for a clinical study conducted in Nigeria, and its first detection in China was reported recently from a passenger who returned Shanghai from Angola. EKV was considered to be one of the unassigned viruses belonging to genus Tibrovirus of family Rhabdoviridae. It has two subtypes, EKV-1 and EKV-2. Culicoides is the known vector. So far, EKV can’t be isolated successfully and there isn’t enough evidence to prove that it can cause infections. The EKV detected in China may have a low risk for Shanghai’s public health as well as the whole country. We need to further focus on the research development of the virus for better preparedness of public health in the future.