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Annick Linden1, Daniel Desmecht, Rosario Volpe
1University of Liège, Liège, Belgium.
Emerging Infectious Diseases
|November 23, 2012
Abstract:
Schmallenberg virus was detected in cattle and sheep in northwestern Europe in 2011. To determine whether wild ruminants are also susceptible, we measured antibody seroprevalence in cervids (roe deer and red deer) in Belgium in 2010 and 2011. Findings indicated rapid spread among these deer since virus emergence ≈250 km away.
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