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Serosurvey for Schmallenberg Virus in Alpine Wild Ungulates
Author(s) -
Chiari M.,
Sozzi E.,
Zai M.,
Alborali L. G.,
Lavazza A.,
Cordioli P.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
transboundary and emerging diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.392
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1865-1682
pISSN - 1865-1674
DOI - 10.1111/tbed.12158
Subject(s) - wildlife , veterinary medicine , biology , serology , hunting season , virology , antibody , ecology , population , immunology , environmental health , medicine
Summary Because S chmallenberg virus ( SBV ) was first reported in domestic ruminants in N orthern I taly in F ebruary 2012, we conducted a serosurvey to assess the presence of SBV ‐specific antibodies in free‐ranging alpine ruminants. The tested serum samples were from chamois (23) and red deer (352) hunted from 2007 to 2013. All of the serum samples collected through S eptember, 2012, tested negative, whereas a single chamois serum and 21 red deer sera taken during the 2012–2013 hunting season tested positive for the presence of SBV antibodies. Because this serosurvey is suggestive of an active SBV circulation in A lpine wildlife, targeted surveillance should be performed on wild ruminants to monitor the spread of the virus and to assess the epidemiological role of wildlife at the interface with domestic animals.