Emergence of bluetongue virus serotype 3 in western Germany, October 2023, and ad-hoc monitoring in Culicoides biting midges: [Preprint]

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

doi:10.1101/2024.02.26.582175

Preprint Tue Feb 27 2024 CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

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Emergence of bluetongue virus serotype 3 in western Germany, October 2023, and ad-hoc monitoring in Culicoides biting midges : [Preprint]

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

Bluetongue virus serotype 3 emerged in October 2023 in Germany, where Schmallenberg virus is enzootic. BTV-3 was detected in a pool of Culicoides biting midges at the same time as infections were reported from ruminants. Schmallenberg virus was frequently found in vector pools, reflecting the epidemiological situation.