title: Epidemiology, molecular virology and diagnostics of Schmallenberg virus, an emerging orthobunyavirus in Europe.
abstract: After the unexpected emergence of Bluetongue virus serotype 8 (BTV-8) in northern Europe in 2006, another arbovirus, Schmallenberg virus (SBV), emerged in Europe in 2011 causing a new economically important disease in ruminants. The virus, belonging to the Orthobunyavirus genus in the Bunyaviridae family, was first detected in Germany, in The Netherlands and in Belgium in 2011 and soon after in the United Kingdom, France, Italy, Luxembourg, Spain, Denmark and Switzerland. This review describes the current knowledge on the emergence, epidemiology, clinical signs, molecular virology and diagnosis of SBV infection.
authors.affiliation: ANSES-INRA-ENVA, UMR 1161 Virologie, 23 avenue du Général De Gaulle, Maisons-Alfort 94704, France. vdoceul@vet-alfort.fr.
authors.forename: Virginie
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Doceul
authors.forename: Estelle
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authors.lastname: Lara
authors.forename: Corinne
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sailleau
authors.forename: Guillaume
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authors.lastname: Belbis
authors.forename: Jennifer
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authors.lastname: Richardson
authors.forename: Emmanuel
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authors.lastname: Bréard
authors.forename: Cyril
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authors.lastname: Viarouge
authors.forename: Morgane
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authors.lastname: Dominguez
authors.forename: Pascal
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authors.lastname: Hendrikx
authors.forename: Didier
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authors.lastname: Calavas
authors.forename: Alexandra
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authors.lastname: Desprat
authors.forename: Jérôme
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authors.lastname: Languille
authors.forename: Loïc
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authors.lastname: Comtet
authors.forename: Philippe
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authors.lastname: Pourquier
authors.forename: Jean-François
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Eléouët
authors.forename: Bernard
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authors.lastname: Delmas
authors.forename: Philippe
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authors.lastname: Marianneau
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authors.lastname: Zientara
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002044:Bunyaviridae Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D021821:Communicable Diseases, Emerging / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D005060:Europe / Q000453:epidemiology; D016851:Orthobunyavirus / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000472:pathogenicity / Q000502:physiology*; D012418:Ruminants