title: Schmallenberg virus among female lambs, Belgium, 2012.
abstract: Reemergence of Schmallenberg virus (SBV) occurred among lambs (n = 50) in a sheep flock in Belgium between mid-July and mid-October 2012. Bimonthly assessment by quantitative reverse transcription PCR and seroneutralization demonstrated that 100% of lambs were infected. Viremia duration may be longer in naturally infected than in experimentally infected animals.
authors.affiliation: Namur Research Institute for Life Sciences, University of Namur, Namur, Belgium.
authors.forename: François
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Claine
authors.forename: Damien
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Coupeau
authors.forename: Laetitia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wiggers
authors.forename: Benoît
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Muylkens
authors.forename: Nathalie
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kirschvink
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001530:Belgium / Q000453:epidemiology; D002044:Bunyaviridae Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary* / Q000821:virology; D021821:Communicable Diseases, Emerging / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary* / Q000821:virology; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005260:Female; D005814:Genes, Viral; D025202:Molecular Diagnostic Techniques; D016851:Orthobunyavirus / Q000235:genetics*; D015995:Prevalence; D060888:Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D012756:Sheep; D012757:Sheep Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology; D034561:Sheep, Domestic / Q000821:virology
keywords: Belgium; Bunyaviridae; Culicoïdes; Orthobunyavirus; Schmallenberg virus; arthrogryposis; lambs; midges; reemergence; sheep; vector-borne infections; viruses