First confirmation of schmallenberg virus in cattle in Spain: tissue distribution and pathology
Between January and June 2013, nine stillborn bovine foetuses with congenital malformations from nine cattle herds located in Salamanca (central Spain) were detected. Necropsy was performed on two calves. Pathological lesions together with molecular genetics and serological results allowed a definitive diagnosis: first confirmation of Schmallenberg virus (SBV) infection in cattle in Spain. SBV was detected in different tissues and organic fluids in both animals including blood, suggesting a possible viraemia. The umbilical cord was also positive for the presence of SBV in both animals. The former tissue provides an easy to obtain sample and might be a sample of choice when necropsy is carried out in the field.
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| Format: | artículo biblioteca |
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Wiley-Blackwell
2015
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| Subjects: | Cattle, Spain, Schmallenberg virus, |
| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10261/133405 http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/100007652 http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100000780 http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100003329 |
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