Title |
A broad spectrum screening of Schmallenberg virus antibodies in wildlife animals in Germany
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Published in |
Veterinary Research, September 2015
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DOI | 10.1186/s13567-015-0232-x |
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Authors |
Susan Mouchantat, Kerstin Wernike, Walburga Lutz, Bernd Hoffmann, Rainer G. Ulrich, Konstantin Börner, Ulrich Wittstatt, Martin Beer |
Abstract |
To identify native wildlife species possibly susceptible to infection with Schmallenberg virus (SBV), a midge-transmitted orthobunyavirus that predominantly infects domestic ruminants, samples from various free-living ruminants, but also carnivores, small mammals and wild boar were analyzed serologically. Before 2011, no SBV-specific antibodies were detectable in any of the tested species, thereafter, a large proportion of the ruminant population became seropositive, while every sample taken from carnivores or small mammals tested negative. Surprisingly, SBV-specific-antibodies were also present in a large number of blood samples from wild boar during the 2011/2012 and 2012/2013 hunting seasons. Hence, free-ranging artiodactyls may play a role as wildlife host. |
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