Seroprevalence of Schmallenberg Virus Antibodies among Dairy Cattle, the Netherlands, Winter 2011-2012

Infections with Schmallenberg virus (SBV) are associated with congenital malformations in ruminants. Because reporting of suspected cases only could underestimate the true rate of infection, we conducted a seroprevalence study in the Netherlands to detect past exposure to SBV among dairy cattle. A total of 1,123 serum samples collected from cattle during November 2011–January 2012 were tested for antibodies against SBV by using a virus neutralization test; seroprevalence was 72.5%. Seroprevalence was significantly higher in the central-eastern part of the Netherlands than in the northern and southern regions (p

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Main Authors:	Elbers, A.R., Loeffen, W.L.A., Quak, J., de Boer-Luijtze, E.A., van der Spek, A.N., Bouwstra, R.J., Maas, H.A., Spierenburg, M.A.H., de Kluijver, E.P., van Schaik, G., van der Poel, W.H.M.
Format:	Article/Letter to editor biblioteca
Language:	English
Subjects:	akabane virus, arthrogryposis, australia, infections, japan, nigeria, orthobunyavirus, shamonda,
Online Access:	https://research.wur.nl/en/publications/seroprevalence-of-schmallenberg-virus-antibodies-among-dairy-catt
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