Schmallenberg — United Kingdom
Schmallenberg virus is progressing west across Northern Ireland, according to the province’s Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute [AFBI].
The Schmallenberg virus (SBV) was 1st identified in Germany in late 2011 as a cause of malformations in newborn calves and lambs.
It was 1st detected in Northern Ireland in a cattle herd in County Down in October 2012. Three further cases were confirmed the following spring in County Down in 2 cattle herds and one sheep flock. In 2017, the virus
…

