Lack of evidence for the presence of Schmallenberg virus in mosquitoes in Germany, 2011
Abstract Background In 2011, a novel orthobunyavirus of the Simbu serogroup was discovered near the German-Dutch border and named Schmallenberg virus (SBV). So far, SBV genome has been detected in various field-collected Culicoides species; however, other members of the Simbu serogroup are also tran...
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| author | Kerstin Wernike Hanna Jöst Norbert Becker Jonas Schmidt-Chanasit Martin Beer |
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| description | Abstract Background In 2011, a novel orthobunyavirus of the Simbu serogroup was discovered near the German-Dutch border and named Schmallenberg virus (SBV). So far, SBV genome has been detected in various field-collected Culicoides species; however, other members of the Simbu serogroup are also transmitted by mosquitoes. Findings In the present study, approximately 50,000 mosquitoes of various species were collected during summer and early autumn 2011 in Germany. None of them tested positive in an SBV-specific real-time PCR. Conclusions The absence of SBV in mosquitoes caught in 2011 in Germany suggests that they play no or only a negligible role in the spread of the disease. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-70f7cd4248144c6fa08f84e4ebcdc3c62023-06-04T11:15:18ZengBMCParasites & Vectors1756-33052014-08-01711610.1186/1756-3305-7-402Lack of evidence for the presence of Schmallenberg virus in mosquitoes in Germany, 2011Kerstin Wernike0Hanna Jöst1Norbert Becker2Jonas Schmidt-Chanasit3Martin Beer4Institute of Diagnostic Virology, Friedrich-Loeffler-InstitutDepartment of Virology, Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical MedicineGerman Mosquito Control Association (KABS)Department of Virology, Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical MedicineInstitute of Diagnostic Virology, Friedrich-Loeffler-InstitutAbstract Background In 2011, a novel orthobunyavirus of the Simbu serogroup was discovered near the German-Dutch border and named Schmallenberg virus (SBV). So far, SBV genome has been detected in various field-collected Culicoides species; however, other members of the Simbu serogroup are also transmitted by mosquitoes. Findings In the present study, approximately 50,000 mosquitoes of various species were collected during summer and early autumn 2011 in Germany. None of them tested positive in an SBV-specific real-time PCR. Conclusions The absence of SBV in mosquitoes caught in 2011 in Germany suggests that they play no or only a negligible role in the spread of the disease.https://doi.org/10.1186/1756-3305-7-402Schmallenberg virusOrthobunyavirusArbovirusVectorMosquitoTransmission |
| spellingShingle | Kerstin Wernike Hanna Jöst Norbert Becker Jonas Schmidt-Chanasit Martin Beer Lack of evidence for the presence of Schmallenberg virus in mosquitoes in Germany, 2011 Parasites & Vectors Schmallenberg virus Orthobunyavirus Arbovirus Vector Mosquito Transmission |
| title | Lack of evidence for the presence of Schmallenberg virus in mosquitoes in Germany, 2011 |
| title_full | Lack of evidence for the presence of Schmallenberg virus in mosquitoes in Germany, 2011 |
| title_fullStr | Lack of evidence for the presence of Schmallenberg virus in mosquitoes in Germany, 2011 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Lack of evidence for the presence of Schmallenberg virus in mosquitoes in Germany, 2011 |
| title_short | Lack of evidence for the presence of Schmallenberg virus in mosquitoes in Germany, 2011 |
| title_sort | lack of evidence for the presence of schmallenberg virus in mosquitoes in germany 2011 |
| topic | Schmallenberg virus Orthobunyavirus Arbovirus Vector Mosquito Transmission |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/1756-3305-7-402 |
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