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Lack of evidence for Schmallenberg virus infection in highly exposed persons, Germany, 2012
Tanja Ducomble1, Hendrik Wilking, Klaus Stark
1Robert Koch Institute, Berlin, Germany.
Emerging Infectious Diseases
|July 31, 2012
Abstract:
Schmallenberg virus, a novel orthobunyavirus, is spreading among ruminants, especially sheep, throughout Europe. To determine the risk for human infection, we conducted a survey among shepherds to assess possible exposure and symptoms. We also performed serologic and molecular assays. No evidence of transmission to humans was detected.

