Gert van der Hoek
In Memoriam - Editor, Senior Moderator
Schmallenberg spread a warning to Europe, scientists say
BRUSSELS | Mon Apr 16, 2012
(Reuters) - The outbreak of a new livestock disease in western Europe last year, particularly harmful to offspring, could move further into areas surrounding the worst affected countries in the next cycle of new births, scientists say.
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What we are observing now is the maximum possible negative effect of this virus. It's unlikely that we are going to see the disease again in those areas that have already been infected in 2011."
But with the return of summer and biting midges to Europe, there is a risk that Schmallenberg will spread to unexposed livestock in areas surrounding the previous infection zones.
Read more - Reuters
BRUSSELS | Mon Apr 16, 2012
(Reuters) - The outbreak of a new livestock disease in western Europe last year, particularly harmful to offspring, could move further into areas surrounding the worst affected countries in the next cycle of new births, scientists say.
- snip -
What we are observing now is the maximum possible negative effect of this virus. It's unlikely that we are going to see the disease again in those areas that have already been infected in 2011."
But with the return of summer and biting midges to Europe, there is a risk that Schmallenberg will spread to unexposed livestock in areas surrounding the previous infection zones.
Read more - Reuters