title: First Confirmation of Schmallenberg Virus in Cattle in Spain: Tissue Distribution and Pathology.
abstract: Between January and June 2013, nine stillborn bovine foetuses with congenital malformations from nine cattle herds located in Salamanca (central Spain) were detected. Necropsy was performed on two calves. Pathological lesions together with molecular genetics and serological results allowed a definitive diagnosis: first confirmation of Schmallenberg virus (SBV) infection in cattle in Spain. SBV was detected in different tissues and organic fluids in both animals including blood, suggesting a possible viraemia. The umbilical cord was also positive for the presence of SBV in both animals. The former tissue provides an easy to obtain sample and might be a sample of choice when necropsy is carried out in the field.
authors.affiliation: SERIDA, Servicio Regional de Investigación y Desarrollo Agroalimentario, Centro de Biotecnología Animal, Gijón, Asturias, Spain.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Balseiro
authors.affiliation: SERIDA, Servicio Regional de Investigación y Desarrollo Agroalimentario, Centro de Biotecnología Animal, Gijón, Asturias, Spain.
authors.forename: L J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Royo
authors.affiliation: Guijuelo, Salamanca, Spain.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gómez Antona
authors.affiliation: Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad de León, León, Spain.
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: García Marín
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002044:Bunyaviridae Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000473:pathology / Q000821:virology*; D005333:Fetus; D016851:Orthobunyavirus / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology; D014018:Tissue Distribution; D014470:Umbilical Cord / Q000821:virology
chemical_list: D012367:RNA, Viral
keywords: Schmallenberg virus; Spain; cattle