First evidence of schmallenberg virus infection in southern Italy

First evidence of schmallenberg virus infection in southern Italy

Abstract Background Schmallenberg virus (SBV) is a vector-borne pathogen that mainly affects ruminants. Schmallenberg disease has never been described in southern Italy, although this geographic area displays climatic features suitable for Culicoides biting midges, which transmit the pathogen. An ob...

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Main Authors: Gianmarco Ferrara, Kerstin Wernike, Giuseppe Iovane, Ugo Pagnini, Serena Montagnaro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-07-01
Series:BMC Veterinary Research
Subjects:
Schmallenberg virus
Simbu serogroup
Seroprevalence
Water Buffalo
Ruminants
Italy
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12917-023-03666-5

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12917-023-03666-5

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