Emerging Infectious Diseases (Jul 2024)

Bluetongue Virus Serotype 3 and Schmallenberg Virus in Culicoides Biting Midges, Western Germany, 2023

  • Anja Voigt,
  • Helge Kampen,
  • Elisa Heuser,
  • Sophie Zeiske,
  • Bernd Hoffmann,
  • Dirk Höper,
  • Mark Holsteg,
  • Franziska Sick,
  • Sophia Ziegler,
  • Kerstin Wernike,
  • Martin Beer,
  • Doreen Werner

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid3007.240275
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 30, no. 7
pp. 1438 – 1441

Abstract

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In October 2023, bluetongue virus serotype 3 (BTV-3) emerged in Germany, where Schmallenberg virus is enzootic. We detected BTV-3 in 1 pool of Culicoides biting midges collected at the time ruminant infections were reported. Schmallenberg virus was found in many vector pools. Vector trapping and analysis could elucidate viral spread.

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