Schmallenberg Virus in Domestic Cattle, Belgium, 2012
Authors:
- Calixte BayrouCBCalixte Bayrou
- Déborah KleijnenDKDéborah Kleijnen
- Dominique CassartDCDominique Cassart
- Daniel DesmechtDDDaniel Desmecht
Open Access
- 1 September 2012
- journal article
- Published by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Emerging Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 18 (9) , 1512-4
Abstract
To determine prevalence of antibodies against Schmallenberg virus in adult cows and proportion of infection transmitted to fetuses, we tested serum samples from 519 cow/calf pairs in Belgium in spring 2012. Of cattle within 250 km of location where the virus emerged, ≈91% tested positive for IgG targeting nucleoprotein. Risk for fetal infection was ≈28%.Keywords
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