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 2012Bimonthly assessment by quantitative reverse transcription PCR and seroneutralization demonstrated that 100% of lambs were infectedViremia duration may be longer in naturally infected than in experimentally infected animals.