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. 2015 Jul;21(7):1202-4.
doi: 10.3201/eid2107.150180.

Schmallenberg Virus Recurrence, Germany, 2014

Kerstin Wernike, Bernd Hoffmann, Franz J Conraths, Martin Beer

Schmallenberg Virus Recurrence, Germany, 2014

Kerstin Wernike et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2015 Jul.

Abstract

Schmallenberg virus (SBV) emerged in Germany in 2011, spread rapidly across Europe, and almost disappeared in 2013. However, since late summer 2014, new cases have occurred in adult cattle. Full-genome analysis revealed some amino acid substitution differences from the first SBV sample. Viremia developed in experimentally infected sheep and cattle for 4-6 days.

Keywords: Germany; Schmallenberg virus; cattle; experimental infection; genetics; orthobunyavirus; phylogeny; ruminants; vector-borne infections; viruses.

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Figure 1
Figure 1
Phylogenetic analysis based on nucleotide sequences of the medium segment of Schmallenberg virus samples isolated from blood of acutely infected animals in 2011 or 2012 (blue) or sequenced directly from the blood of viremic cattle in 2014 (red) and from organ samples of malformed newborns (black) (7). Scale bar indicates nucleotide substitutions per site.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Detection of Schmallenberg virus genome in the blood of experimentally infected cattle and sheep, Germany, 2014.
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