Schmallenberg virus : new Akabane-like virus in cattle, sheep and goats in Europe - 2011/2012

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France: Schmalllenberg virus confirmed in 2,650 farms

20 july, 2012

According to the French Ministry of Agriculture, the Schmallenberg virus was found in 2,650 farms: 1,128 sheepholdings, 1505 cattle -, 17 goatholdings.

65 departments are affected.

17 juillet 2012

La présence du virus de Schmallenberg vient d’être confirmée dans 174 nouvelles exploitations (depuis la dernière mise à jour du 03 juillet).

Au total ce sont 2650 élevages qui sont donc touchés dans 65 départements (01, 02, 03, 07, 08, 10, 12, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 27, 28, 33, 35, 36, 37, 39, 40, 41, 42, 45, 47, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 76, 77, 79, 80, 82, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 95).

Il s’agit de 1128 élevages ovins, 1505 élevages bovins et 17 élevages caprins .

http://agriculture.gouv.fr/maladies-animales,11003

 

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Schmallenberg virus found in Switzerland

In 2 farms near Bern the Schmallenberg virus has been found in cattle.

Neues Rinder-Virus erreicht die Schweiz

Aktualisiert am 20.07.2012

Auf zwei Bauernhöfen wurde bei Kühen das Schmallenberg-Virus festgestellt. Der Erreger führt bei Rindern, Schafen und Ziegen zu Missbildungen. Der Bund rechnet mit einer Zunahme der Infizierungen.

More: Basler Zeitung

Le virus de Schmallenberg diagnostiqué chez des vaches

Mis à jour le 20.07.2012

Le virus de Schmallenberg, qui frappe bovins, ovins et caprins, a fait son apparition en Suisse.

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Schmallenberg virus circulating in Britain again

24 July 2012 | By Alistair Driver

SCHMALLENBERG Virus (SBV) has survived the winter and is already circulating among livestock again in Britain, Defra has announced.

The virus has been identified on around five farms in new-born lambs born in May and June. This means the ewes that carried them must have been infected in the early part of this year, January or February, after the peak winter period when the midges that carry them are no longer circulating, according to Defra Deputy Chief veterinary Officer Alick Simmons.

He told Farmers Guardian the discovery that the virus had survived the winter was no surprise, given what was already known about it and related viruses.

Mr Simmons announce and that Defra is set to embark on a nationwide surveillance programme to establish how far the virus has spread and urged farmers to be vigilant in looking for signs in infected cattle that could show flu-like symptoms and in any lambs born out of season at this time of year.

He said it was impossible to gauge the effect the virus would have on the livestock industry this year, partly because the virus? worst effects are seen in newborn lambs and calves, rather than the adult animals that are infected by midges.

He said the virus was likely to spread northwards and westwards from southern and eastern England where the bulk of infection was identified last year. However, initially at least, the implications for infected livestock will not be too severe as very few sheep are currently in lamb and a tiny proportion of cattle infected go on to have problems with their calves.

What is more, as the virus spreads animals that are infected are likely to gain immunity from future infection based, again, on what is known about SBV and related diseases, Mr Simmons. He added that the history of the disease in mainland Europe, particularly France, showed that SBV can spread rapidly, far more quickly than bluetongue, for example.

?In some ways it is better for farmers if the disease spreads quickly in Britain as more of the country will have been covered, with the benefit of immunity, before the autumn breeding season,? he said.

The problems are most likely to come when infection reaches counties to the north and west of the current centre of infection in the autumn when many ewes and cows are in the early stages of pregnancy, the critical period when infection results in stillborn and deformed offspring.

?We cannot say at this stage which areas will be particularly at risk,? he said.

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7 August 2012 Last updated at 10:35 ET

Schmallenberg virus 'may spread across UK'

By Richard Black
Environment correspondent, BBC News

Schmallenberg virus is present in the UK this summer and could spread throughout the country, scientists say.

Staff from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) and Institute for Animal Health (IAH) found the virus in animals on the RVC's farm in Hertfordshire in June.

The scientists say this proves the midge-borne virus survived the winter, and will spread as midge numbers rise.

Schmallenberg causes severe deformities in lambs and calves born to infected mothers, but adults recover quickly.

It poses no threat to human health.

Since its first detection in the UK in January, cases have been documented on 276 farms, mostly in the south and east of England, Chief Veterinary Officer Nigel Gibbens told reporters at a briefing in London.

However, many infections are missed because the symptoms in cows are mild, while infected sheep often show no signs at all.

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-19151949

 

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[Source: The Independent, full text: (LINK).]

Schmallenberg virus re-emerges and could spread throughout British livestock over the next few weeks



‎7 August ‎2012

Schmallenberg virus, a new livestock disease discovered last year which causes birth deformities in sheep and cattle, has re-emerged this summer and could spread all across Britain in the weeks to come, scientists warned today.
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13 August ? Schmallenberg virus: further update on GB testing results

There are 276 UK farms reporting SBV: 53 in cattle, 220 in sheep and 3 premises which reported sheep (earlier in the year) and are now also reporting cattle cases. There are no new reported cases since the 25 July 2012. All farms are within the recognised risk counties in England.

Figures correct as of 13 August 2012.
<TABLE border=1 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0><TBODY><TR><TD vAlign=top>County</TD><TD width=119>Positive holdings (Sheep)</TD><TD width=123>Positive holdings (Cattle)</TD><TD width=123>Positive holdings (cattle and sheep)</TD><TD width=47>Total</TD></TR><TR class=alt><TD vAlign=top width=147>Bedfordshire</TD><TD width=119>1</TD><TD vAlign=top width=123>0</TD><TD vAlign=top width=123>0</TD><TD vAlign=top width=47>1</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=147>Berkshire</TD><TD width=119>2</TD><TD vAlign=top width=123>0</TD><TD vAlign=top width=123>0</TD><TD vAlign=top width=47>2</TD></TR><TR class=alt><TD vAlign=top width=147>Buckinghamshire</TD><TD width=119>1</TD><TD vAlign=top width=123>1</TD><TD vAlign=top width=123>0</TD><TD vAlign=top width=47>2</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=147>Cambridgeshire</TD><TD width=119>1</TD><TD vAlign=top width=123>1</TD><TD vAlign=top width=123>0</TD><TD vAlign=top width=47>2</TD></TR><TR class=alt><TD vAlign=top width=147>Channel Islands</TD><TD width=119>4</TD><TD vAlign=top width=123>0</TD><TD vAlign=top width=123>0</TD><TD vAlign=top width=47>4</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=147>Cornwall and Isles of Scilly</TD><TD width=119>2</TD><TD vAlign=top width=123>1</TD><TD vAlign=top width=123>0</TD><TD vAlign=top width=47>3</TD></TR><TR class=alt><TD vAlign=top width=147>Devon</TD><TD width=119>7</TD><TD vAlign=top width=123>2</TD><TD vAlign=top width=123>0</TD><TD vAlign=top width=47>9</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=147>Dorset</TD><TD width=119>5</TD><TD vAlign=top width=123>2</TD><TD vAlign=top width=123>0</TD><TD vAlign=top width=47>7</TD></TR><TR class=alt><TD vAlign=top width=147>East Riding and North Lincolnshire</TD><TD width=119>0</TD><TD vAlign=top width=123>1</TD><TD vAlign=top width=123>0</TD><TD vAlign=top width=47>1</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=147>East Sussex</TD><TD width=119>39</TD><TD vAlign=top width=123>5</TD><TD vAlign=top width=123>0</TD><TD vAlign=top width=47>44</TD></TR><TR class=alt><TD vAlign=top width=147>Essex</TD><TD width=119>11</TD><TD vAlign=top width=123>2</TD><TD vAlign=top width=123>0</TD><TD vAlign=top width=47>13</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=147>Greater London</TD><TD width=119>1</TD><TD vAlign=top width=123>0</TD><TD vAlign=top width=123>0</TD><TD vAlign=top width=47>1</TD></TR><TR class=alt><TD vAlign=top width=147>Hampshire</TD><TD width=119>13</TD><TD vAlign=top width=123>2</TD><TD vAlign=top width=123>1</TD><TD vAlign=top width=47>16</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=147>Hertfordshire</TD><TD width=119>6</TD><TD vAlign=top width=123>0</TD><TD vAlign=top width=123>0</TD><TD vAlign=top width=47>6</TD></TR><TR class=alt><TD vAlign=top width=147>Isle of Wight</TD><TD width=119>2</TD><TD vAlign=top width=123>1</TD><TD vAlign=top width=123>0</TD><TD vAlign=top width=47>3</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=147>Kent</TD><TD width=119>39</TD><TD vAlign=top width=123>7</TD><TD vAlign=top width=123>0</TD><TD vAlign=top width=47>46</TD></TR><TR class=alt><TD vAlign=top width=147>Leicestershire and Rutland</TD><TD width=119>1</TD><TD vAlign=top width=123>0</TD><TD vAlign=top width=123>0</TD><TD vAlign=top width=47>1</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=147>Lincolnshire</TD><TD width=119>1</TD><TD vAlign=top width=123>0</TD><TD vAlign=top width=123>0</TD><TD vAlign=top width=47>1</TD></TR><TR class=alt><TD vAlign=top width=147>Norfolk</TD><TD width=119>15</TD><TD vAlign=top width=123>5</TD><TD vAlign=top width=123>1</TD><TD vAlign=top width=47>21</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=147>North Somerset and Gloucestershire</TD><TD width=119>4</TD><TD vAlign=top width=123>0</TD><TD vAlign=top width=123>0</TD><TD vAlign=top width=47>4</TD></TR><TR class=alt><TD vAlign=top width=147>Oxfordshire</TD><TD width=119>1</TD><TD vAlign=top width=123>1</TD><TD vAlign=top width=123>0</TD><TD vAlign=top width=47>2</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=147>Somerset excluding North Somerset</TD><TD width=119>3</TD><TD vAlign=top width=123>0</TD><TD vAlign=top width=123>0</TD><TD vAlign=top width=47>3</TD></TR><TR class=alt><TD vAlign=top width=147>Suffolk</TD><TD width=119>13</TD><TD vAlign=top width=123>10</TD><TD vAlign=top width=123>0</TD><TD vAlign=top width=47>23</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=147>Surrey</TD><TD width=119>5</TD><TD vAlign=top width=123>4</TD><TD vAlign=top width=123>0</TD><TD vAlign=top width=47>9</TD></TR><TR class=alt><TD vAlign=top width=147>Warwickshire</TD><TD width=119>2</TD><TD vAlign=top width=123>0</TD><TD vAlign=top width=123>0</TD><TD vAlign=top width=47>2</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=147>West Sussex</TD><TD width=119>34</TD><TD vAlign=top width=123>6</TD><TD vAlign=top width=123>1</TD><TD vAlign=top width=47>41</TD></TR><TR class=alt><TD vAlign=top width=147>Wiltshire</TD><TD width=119>7</TD><TD vAlign=top width=123>2</TD><TD vAlign=top width=123>0</TD><TD vAlign=top width=47>9</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=147>Total</TD><TD width=119>220</TD><TD vAlign=top width=123>53</TD><TD vAlign=top width=123>3</TD><TD vAlign=top width=47>276</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>Please see the VLA website Schmallenberg virus page for background and an information note for farmers and vets in English and Welsh.

http://www.defra.gov.uk/ahvla/2012/...g-virus-further-update-on-gb-testing-results/

 

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France: Schmalllenberg virus confirmed in 2,689 farms

July 31, 2012

According to the French Ministry of Agriculture, the Schmallenberg virus was found in 2,689 farms: 1,128 sheepholdings, 1544 cattle -, 17 goatholdings and 2 mixed holdings with goats/sheep.


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Germany: current Information on Schmallenberg virus

last updated August 28, 2012

As of 21 May case numbers and map will be updated weekly.

In Germany animals from 1786 holdings have been tested positive for Schmallenberg virus so far.

The cases occurred in 874 cattle holdings, 864 sheep holdings and 48 goat holdings.

Affected federal states are North Rhine-Westphalia (264 cattle, 271 sheep, 13 goat holdings), Lower Saxony (224 cattle, 141 sheep, 6 goat holdings), Hesse (119 cattle, 137 sheep holdings, 9 goat holdings), Schleswig-Holstein (93 cattle, 101 sheep holdings, 1 goat holding), Rhineland-Palatinate (1 Bison holding, 55 cattle, 43 sheep, 5 goat holdings), Baden-Wuerttemberg (13 cattle, 24 sheep, 6 goat holdings), Brandenburg (23 cattle, 21 sheep holdings), Thuringia (28 cattle, 30 sheep, 2 goat holdings), Saxony-Anhalt (16 cattle, 23 sheep, 2 goat holdings), Hamburg (2 cattle, 6 sheep holdings), Bavaria (18 cattle, 17 sheep holdings, 1 goat holding), Saxony (8 cattle holding, 35 sheep holdings), Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania (9 cattle, 10 sheep holdings, 1 goat holding), Saarland (1 cattle holding, 4 sheep, 2 goat holdings) and Berlin (1 sheep holding).

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Belgium: Schmallenberg virus found in 577 holdings


Situation on august 22, 2012


Number of suspected premises : 1,449

Number of confirmed premises : 577

Cattle holdings: 408

Sheep holdings: 167

Goat holdings: 2


3 of the cattle holdings were confirmed from 23 samples taken last autumn

Map of Sheepholdings en Goatholdings

Map of Cattleholdings

Source: CODA-CERVA

 

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Update Schmallenberg virus in Switzerland

Situation untill august 26 2012

After the testing of aborted or malformed calves and lambs, Schmallenberg virus was found in 75 holdings in Switzerland.

Adult cattle showing symptoms of fever and diarrhea was tested in 97 farms, 90 turned out to be positive.

Schmallenberg: Untersuchte Proben und Nachweise

Aus den Abort- und Missgeburten-Meldungen sind bis zum 26. August 2012 beim Institut f?r Viruskrankheiten und Immunprophylaxe (IVI) Einsendungen von insgesamt 75 Betrieben aus 19 verschiedenen Kantonen eingegangen. Es wurden insgesamt 78 Tiere diagnostisch abgekl?rt: 41 Rinder, 23 Schafe und 14 Ziegen. Bisher wurden 2 missgebildete K?lber positiv auf das Schmallenberg-Virus getestet.

Bei den Untersuchungen von ausgewachsenen Rindern, welche akute Symptome wie Fieber und Durchfall zeigen, sind 90 von 97 getesteten Betrieben positiv. Entweder liess sich dort das Virus selber nachweisen, oder es wurden Antik?rper nachgewiesen, die auf eine Infektion schliessen lassen.

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Schmallenberg virus spreading in France

Acute SBV detected in Bretagne, a very important diary region.

Farmers saw their dairy cattle develop diarrhea, combined with a drop in production.

Testresults confirmed: SBV.

Not very surprising, experts expected the virus to spread to other regions in Europe, including additional parts in the United Kingdom.

Untill recently Bretange was free from SBV. (link to map).

05-09-2012

Schmallenberg virus ‘to hit all of Britain’

Experts have warned that the Schmallenberg virus could spread across the whole of Britain this year.

The virus, which causes severe birth defects and miscarriages in livestock, first appeared in the Netherlands and Germany last year.

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Virus de Schmallenberg - Des vaches touchées par la forme aiguë en Bretagne

( Publié le 06/09/2012 à 11h07 )

En Bretagne, région restée auparavant indemne de nouveaux-nés présentant des malformations congénitales dues au virus de Schmallenberg (Sbv), voit apparaitre les symptômes de la forme aiguë du virus sur des bovins récemment piqués par des moucherons culicoïdes vecteurs du Sbv.


« Plusieurs analyses sérologiques ont confirmé la présence de la forme aiguë du virus de Schmallenberg sur des bovins adultes en Bretagne », indique Frédéric Lars, vétérinaire à Pleyben dans le centre Finistère et membre de la commission épidémiologie au Gtv (Groupement technique vétérinaire).

La forme aiguë du Sbv se manifeste généralement sur les femelles gestantes par de fortes diarrhées, une chute rapide de la production laitière et peut causer des troubles de la reproduction avec notamment des avortements à tous les stades de gestation. « Mis à part les diarrhées durant quelques jours et les chutes de lait, les vaches infectées par le virus semblent se porter plutôt bien, il n’y pas d’atteinte de l’état général », précise le vétérinaire.

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Germany: current Information on Schmallenberg virus

last updated September 4, 2012

As of 21 May case numbers and map will be updated weekly.

In Germany animals from 1800 holdings have been tested positive for Schmallenberg virus so far.

The cases occurred in 887 cattle holdings, 865 sheep holdings and 48 goat holdings.

Affected federal states are North Rhine-Westphalia (265 cattle, 271 sheep, 13 goat holdings), Lower Saxony (224 cattle, 141 sheep, 6 goat holdings), Hesse (119 cattle, 137 sheep holdings, 9 goat holdings), Schleswig-Holstein (94 cattle, 101 sheep holdings, 1 goat holding), Rhineland-Palatinate (1 Bison holding, 56 cattle, 43 sheep, 5 goat holdings), Baden-Wuerttemberg (17 cattle, 24 sheep, 6 goat holdings), Brandenburg (24 cattle, 21 sheep holdings), Thuringia (28 cattle, 31 sheep, 2 goat holdings), Saxony-Anhalt (17 cattle, 23 sheep, 2 goat holdings), Hamburg (2 cattle, 6 sheep holdings), Bavaria (18 cattle, 17 sheep holdings, 1 goat holding), Saxony (8 cattle holding, 35 sheep holdings), Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania (9 cattle, 10 sheep holdings, 1 goat holding), Saarland (1 cattle holding, 4 sheep, 2 goat holdings) and Berlin (1 sheep holding).

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Germany: current Information on Schmallenberg virus

last updated September 11, 2012

As of 21 May case numbers and map will be updated weekly.

In Germany animals from 1801 holdings have been tested positive for Schmallenberg virus so far.

The cases occurred in 886 cattle holdings, 867 sheep holdings and 48 goat holdings.

Affected federal states are North Rhine-Westphalia (265 cattle, 272 sheep, 13 goat holdings), Lower Saxony (225 cattle, 142 sheep, 6 goat holdings), Hesse (120 cattle, 137 sheep holdings, 9 goat holdings), Schleswig-Holstein (96 cattle, 101 sheep holdings, 1 goat holding), Rhineland-Palatinate (1 Bison holding, 49 cattle, 43 sheep, 5 goat holdings), Baden-Wuerttemberg (18 cattle, 24 sheep, 6 goat holdings), Brandenburg (24 cattle, 21 sheep holdings), Thuringia (28 cattle, 31 she

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19 September-Enhanced surveillance detects acute Schmallenberg in cattle in southern England

The Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories Agency (AHVLA) has detected evidence of acute Schmallenberg virus disease in adult dairy cattle in four counties in southern England this Summer. The affected counties ? Cornwall, Dorset, Somerset and Oxfordshire ? are in the known Schmallenberg-affected area.

AHVLA

Simon Hall, Veterinary Director at AHVLA, said:

?Our findings indicate that the Schmallenberg virus has survived the winter and is
being actively spread by midges in these, and possibly other, areas. Although we
have seen a relatively limited impact from the disease on British farms, we recognise
the concern it causes for farmers whose livestock are affected.

?Clinical signs in adult livestock are short-lived and the disease is not fatal. We
believe there will be a good level of immunity in animals that were infected in 2011.
Female animals that develop immunity before they become pregnant are unlikely to
give birth to affected offspring.?

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september 17, 2012

France: Schmalllenberg virus confirmed in 3,197 farms

, 2012

According to the French Ministry of Agriculture, the Schmallenberg virus was found in 3,197 farms: 1,143 sheepholdings, 2,019 cattle - and 35 goatholdings .

IMHO this confirms the further spread of the Schmallenberg virus to new regions. This can be seen on the map.

Virus de Schmallenberg : dernier bilan de situation en France au 31 ao?t 2012

17/09/2012

Fin ao?t 2012, la pr?sence du virus de Schmallenberg avait ?t? d?tect?e dans un total de 3197 ?levages dans 74 d?partements fran?ais (01, 02, 03, 07, 08, 10, 12, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 27, 28, 33, 35, 36, 37, 39, 40, 41, 42, 45, 47, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 76, 77, 79, 80, 82, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 95). Il s?agissait de 1143 ?levages ovins, 2019 ?levages bovins et 35 ?levages caprins .

http://agriculture.gouv.fr/Virus-de-Schmallenberg-dernier-bilan

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New cases reported: apparently new infections in 2012.

Germany: current Information on Schmallenberg virus

last updated September 18, 2012

As of 21 May case numbers and map will be updated weekly.

In Germany animals from 1814 holdings have been tested positive for Schmallenberg virus so far.

The cases occurred in 899 cattle holdings, 867 sheep holdings and 48 goat holdings.

Affected federal states are North Rhine-Westphalia (266 cattle, 272 sheep, 13 goat holdings), Lower Saxony (225 cattle, 142 sheep, 6 goat holdings), Hesse (121 cattle, 137 sheep holdings, 9 goat holdings), Schleswig-Holstein (98 cattle, 101 sheep holdings, 1 goat holding), Rhineland-Palatinate (1 Bison holding, 49 cattle, 43 sheep, 5 goat holdings), Baden-Wuerttemberg (23 cattle, 24 sheep, 6 goat holdings), Brandenburg (24 cattle, 21 sheep holdings), Thuringia (28 cattle, 31 sheep, 2 goat holdings), Saxony-Anhalt (18 cattle, 23 sheep, 2 goat holdings), Hamburg (2 cattle, 6 sheep holdings), Bavaria (25 cattle, 17 sheep holdings, 1 goat holding), Saxony (8 cattle holding, 36 sheep holdings), Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania (10 cattle, 10 sheep holdings, 1 goat holding), Saarland (1 cattle holding, 4 sheep, 2 goat holdings) and Berlin (1 sheep holding).

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Update Schmallenberg virus in Switzerland

Situation untill september 16 2012

After the testing of aborted or malformed calves and lambs, Schmallenberg virus was found in 76 holdings in Switzerland. SBV was confirmed in 79 animals: 43 in cattle, 22 in sheep and 14 in goats.

Adult cattle showing symptoms of fever and diarrhea was tested in 138 farms, 135 turned out to be positive.

Schmallenberg: Untersuchte Proben und Nachweise

Aus den Meldungen von Missbildungen bei Neugeborenen und F?ten sind bis zum 16. September 2012 beim Institut f?r Viruskrankheiten und Immunprophylaxe (IVI) Einsendungen von insgesamt 76 Betrieben aus 20 verschiedenen Kantonen und dem F?rstentum Liechtenstein eingegangen. Es wurden insgesamt 79 Tiere diagnostisch abgekl?rt: 43 Rinder, 22 Schafe und 14 Ziegen. Bisher wurden 4 missgebildete K?lber positiv auf das Schmallenberg-Virus getestet.

Bei den Untersuchungen von ausgewachsenen Rindern, welche akute Symptome wie Fieber und Durchfall zeigen, sind 135 von 138 getesteten Betrieben positiv. Entweder liess sich dort das Virus selber nachweisen, oder es wurden Antik?rper nachgewiesen, die auf eine Infektion schliessen lassen.

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Schmallenberg virus found in livestock in Wales

Philip Case

Tuesday 25 September 2012

Welsh farmers are being urged to be vigilant after the Schmallenberg virus was detected in animals in the country for the first time.

The virus, which causes severe deformities in lambs and calves, was detected in three cows and one calf in Ceredigion.

The Farmers' Union of Wales (FUW) described the development as "very concerning".

The history of the three animals suggested they were infected by SBV while on the holding, up to a year ago.

More: Farmers Weekly

 

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Re: Schmallenberg virus : new Akabane-like virus in cattle, sheep and goats in Europe

Re: Schmallenberg virus : new Akabane-like virus in cattle, sheep and goats in Europe

Austria confirms Schmallenberg virus in cattle and sheep

Austria confirms SBV in cattle and sheep. Antibodies were found in september.

ERSTELLT: 25.09.2012

Schmallenberg-Infektion erstmals in österreichischen Tierbeständen nachgewiesen

Das sich seit Ende 2011 in ganz Europa ausbreitende neuartige Schmallenberg-Virus (SBV) hat nun auch Österreichs Tierbestände erreicht. Mitte September hat die AGES im Rahmen des seit Anfang 2012 eingerichteten Monitorings SBV-Antikörper in Rindern und Schafen nachgewiesen.

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[Gert van der Hoek]

Re: Schmallenberg virus : new Akabane-like virus in cattle, sheep and goats in Europe

Re: Schmallenberg virus : new Akabane-like virus in cattle, sheep and goats in Europe

Schmallenbergvirus all over Austria

25 september 2012

SBV seems to have spread rapidly in the end of august, beginning of september.

89% of the tested holdings were positive.

Untill now no reports of ill animals (diarrhea, fever, drop in milk production).

Schmallenberg-Virus fl?chendeckend in ?sterreich

Foto ? APA
Das in Europa grassierende Schmallenberg-Virus (SBV) hat ?sterreichs Tierbest?nde erreicht. Laut Agentur f?r Gesundheit und Ern?hrungssicherheit (AGES) hat sich ein Gro?teil der Rinder und Schafe im gesamten Bundesgebiet infiziert. Ein Prozent der angesteckten Rinder und vier Prozent der infizierten Schafe bringen ihre Jungtiere als Folge des Virus missgebildet oder tot zur Welt.

Seit Ende vergangenen Jahres breitet sich die neuartige Tierseuche in Europa aus. Betroffene Tiere bauen nach einer kurzen Erkrankung, die sich meist durch milde klinische Symptome ausdr?ckt und vom Tierhalter oft ?bersehen wird, eine best?ndige k?rpereigene Immunabwehr auf. Die AGES f?hrt seit Jahresbeginn ein Monitoring durch. F?r Menschen stellt das Virus laut den Experten kein Risiko dar.

Im ersten Halbjahr tauchte in ?sterreich kein einziger Fall einer SBV-Infektion auf. Seit Ende August/Anfang September aber "hat sich das Virus sehr rasch und ?sterreichweit verbreitet", sagte ein Experte der AGES auf APA-Anfrage: Mit Stand von heute, Dienstag, seien 89 Prozent der untersuchten Proben - Verdachtsproben ebenso wie solche aus dem Monitoringprogramm - positiv ausgefallen. Bisher wurden ausschlie?lich Infektionen festgestellt und noch keine Erkrankung, die sich bei den Tieren mit Fieber, Durchf?llen und verminderter Milchleistung ?u?ert.

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