PRO/AH/EDR> Schmallenberg virus – Europe (31): Azerbaijan susp, RFI, Poland, wildlife

Schmallenberg — Worldwide/Unknown
Abstract
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Schmallenberg virus (SBV) RNA was detected in the serum of an elk (_Alces alces_) calf captured on the outskirts of Bialowieza National Park (BNP) in December 2012, and shortly afterwards the calf died of acute bronchopneumonia. Serum samples from 169 animals, including bison, red and fallow deer, originating from 8 locations situated in 4 Polish Provinces, were tested for the presence of SBV-specific antibodies between 2011 and 2013. Although no antibodies were found in