Survey of Schmallenberg virus (SBV) infection in German goat flocks
| Autor: | Martin Ganter, Carina Helmer, Esther Humann-Ziehank, Philip C. Tegtmeyer, R. Eibach |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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Veterinary medicine
Orthobunyavirus Epidemiology animal diseases infectious disease Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay Antibodies Viral Bunyaviridae Infections Serology Surveys and Questionnaires Bunyaviruses Seroprevalence Animals estimating Serologic Tests Goat Diseases biology Insect-Borne Data Collection Goats Domestic sheep reproduction Schmallenberg virus biology.organism_classification Original Papers Vaccination Infectious Diseases prevalence of disease Flock |
| Zdroj: | Epidemiology and Infection |
| ISSN: | 1469-4409 0950-2688 |
| Popis: | SUMMARYAnimal losses due to abortion and malformed offspring during the lambing period 2011/2012 amounted to 50% in ruminants in Europe. A new arthropod-borne virus, called Schmallenberg virus (SBV), was identified as the cause of these losses. Blood samples were obtained from 40 goat flocks and tested for antibodies against SBV by ELISA, with 95% being seropositive. The calculated intra-herd seroprevalence (median 36·7%, min-max 0–93·3%) was smaller than in cattle or sheep flocks. Only 25% of the farmers reported malformations in kids. Statistical analysis revealed a significantly lower risk of goats housed indoors all year-round to be infected by SBV than for goats kept outside day and night. The low intra-herd seroprevalence demonstrates that German goat flocks are still at risk of SBV infection. Therefore, they must be protected during the next lambing seasons by rescheduling the mating period, implementing indoor housing, and continuous treatment with repellents or vaccination. |
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