Schmallenberg Virus in Domestic Cattle, Belgium, 2012

To determine prevalence of antibodies against Schmallenberg virus in adult cows and proportion of infection transmitted to fetuses, we tested serum samples from 519 cow/calf pairs in Belgium in spring 2012. Of cattle within 250 km of location where the virus emerged, ≈91% tested positive for IgG tar...

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Main Authors: Mutien-Marie Garigliany, Calixte Bayrou, Déborah Kleijnen, Dominique Cassart, Daniel Desmecht
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2012-09-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/18/9/12-0716_article