title: Schmallenberg virus antibodies detected in Poland.
abstract: Between 24 and 30 July 2012 230 adult goats from three western provinces of Poland bordering on Germany (Western Pomerania, Lubuskie and Lower Silesia) were blood-sampled and tested for antibodies to Schmallenberg virus (SBV) using indirect immunoenzymatic test (ID Screen® Schmallenberg virus indirect, IDvet Innovative Diagnostics). The ELISA test identified 21 seropositive goats - 15 in Western Pomerania (16% of all goats tested in this province), five in Lubuskie (6%) and one in Lower Silesia (2%). Our study demonstrates for the first time the presence of antibodies to SBV in Poland.
authors.affiliation: Unit of Veterinary Epidemiology and Economics, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Warsaw, Poland. jaroslaw_kaba@sggw.pl
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kaba
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Czopowicz
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Witkowski
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood*; D002044:Bunyaviridae Infections / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000662:veterinary*; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D006041:Goats; D016851:Orthobunyavirus / Q000276:immunology*; D011044:Poland
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral