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Schmallenberg virus (SBV) is a novel Orthobunyavirus causing mild clinical signs in cows and malformations in aborted and neonatal ruminants in Europe. SBV belongs to the family Bunyaviridae and is transmitted by biting midges. This new virus was identified for the first time in the blood samples of cows in the city of Schmallenberg in NorthRhine-Westphalia in November 2011. Since then the virus spread to several European countries. Here we describe the origin and emergence, as well as the transmission and the differential diagnosis of this virus, now known to be a serious threat to Veterinary Public Health.
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Schmallenberg virus emerging infections epidemiology
Citation
Esteves, F., Mesquita, J.R., Nóbrega, C., Santos, C., Monteiro, A., Cruz, R., Vala, H., Coelho, A.C. (2016). Epidemiology and Emergence of Schmallenberg Virus Part 1: Origin, Transmission and Differential Diagnosis. In Kasenga, F.H. (ed) Origin, Transmission and Differential Diagnosis, Epidemiology of Communicable and Non-Communicable Diseases - Attributes of Lifestyle and Nature on Humankind. Chapter 3: 33-55. http://dx.10.5772/64741
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In TechOpen