Franz Conraths

Introduction Schmallenberg virus (SBV) is the first orthobunyavirus of the Simbu serogroup detected in Europe. It was first identified by metagenomic analysis in Germany (1) and in the Netherlands in autumn 2011 (2) and spread rapidly over large parts of Central and Western Europe (1-5), affecting primarily ruminants, but also new-world camelids such as alpacas (1,6). The disease recurred in 2012 ...