Publications

re-circulation of schmallenberg virus, germany, 2019.	schmallenberg virus (sbv), an insect-transmitted orthobunyavirus that induces severe foetal malformation in calves and lambs, was detected for the first time in late summer 2011 in central europe. thereafter, the virus spread rapidly across the continent causing a large epidemic in the ruminant population. in 2019, detection of virus was again reported more frequently in germany. from march to november, infections of viremic adult animals were noticed. in september, sbv genome was also detected ...	2020	32320536
cross-sectional study of british wild deer for evidence of schmallenberg virus infection.	schmallenberg virus (sbv) is an orthobunyavirus, carried by culicoides biting midges, that causes reproductive problems in adult ruminants when infected during their gestation period. sbv was first detected in ruminants in the uk in 2011/2012 and then again in 2016. the reason behind the 2016 re-emergence of sbv is unknown, but one possibility is that it can be maintained in wildlife, such as deer. sbv has been detected at high seroprevalence in deer in a number of european countries, but only o ...	2020	32447285
serosurveillance of schmallenberg virus in wild ruminants in spain.	schmallenberg disease (sbd) is an emerging vector-borne disease that affects domestic and wild ruminants. a long-term serosurvey was conducted to assess exposure to schmallenberg virus (sbv) in all the wild ruminant species present in mainland spain. between 2010 and 2016, sera from 1,216 animals were tested for antibodies against sbv using a commercial blocking elisa. the overall prevalence of antibodies was 27.1% (95%ci: 24.7-29.7). statistically significant differences among species were obse ...	2020	32530115
serological testing of schmallenberg virus in swedish wild cervids from 2012 to 2016.	schmallenberg virus (sbv) first emerged in europe in 2011, and in sweden in late 2012. the virus was still circulating in parts of europe in 2015. in recent testing, the virus has not been detected in swedish domestic animals, indicating that it is no longer circulating in sweden. it is not known if the virus has circulated and is still circulating in swedish wild cervid populations and whether wildlife can act as virus reservoirs. the aim of this study was to investigate whether sbv has circula ...	2017	28376790
monitoring of schmallenberg virus in spanish wild artiodactyls, 2006-2015.	schmallenberg disease is an emerging disease that affects domestic and wild ruminants in europe. an epidemiological survey was carried out to assess exposure to schmallenberg virus (sbv) in wild artiodactyls in spain between 2006 and 2015. a total of 1751 sera from wild artiodactyls, including 1066 red deer, 304 fallow deer, 192 mouflon, 109 wild boar, 49 roe deer and 31 spanish ibex were tested for antibodies against sbv by elisa and confirmed by virus neutralization test. sbv was not detected ...	2017	28813443
a survey of free-ranging deer in ireland for serological evidence of exposure to bovine viral diarrhoea virus, bovine herpes virus-1, bluetongue virus and schmallenberg virus.	deer are an important wildlife species in both the republic of ireland and northern ireland having colonised most regions across the island of ireland. in comparison to cattle and sheep which represent the main farmed ruminant species on the island, there is a lack of data concerning their exposure, as measured by the presence of antibodies, to important viral pathogens of ruminants. a study was therefore undertaken to investigate the seroprevalence of wild deer to four viruses, namely bovine vi ...	2017	28503294
cross-sectional study of schmallenberg virus seroprevalence in wild ruminants in poland at the end of the vector season of 2013.	in view of recurrent schmallenberg virus (sbv) infections all over europe between 2011 and 2013, a lively scientific debate over the importance of the sylvatic transmission cycle of the virus has emerged. the study presents results of serosurvey which included wild ruminants representing species of red deer (cervus elaphus), roe deer (capreolus capreolus), european bison (bison bonasus), fallow deer (dama dama), mouflon (ovis orientalis musimon) hunted or immobilized at 34 different locations of ...	2014	25528665
first detection of schmallenberg virus in elk (alces alces) indicating infection of wildlife in białowieża national park in poland.	schmallenberg virus (sbv) rna was detected in the serum of an elk (alces alces) calf captured on the outskirts of białowieża national park (bnp) in december 2012, and shortly afterwards the calf died of acute bronchopneumonia. serum samples from 169 animals, including bison, red and fallow deer, originating from eight locations situated in four polish provinces, were tested for the presence of sbv-specific antibodies between 2011 and 2013. although no antibodies were found in samples collected u ...	2013	24021421