PRO/AH/EDR> Schmallenberg virus – Europe (05): Ireland, ovine, bovine

Schmallenberg — Ireland
A high number of suspected Schmallenberg virus (SBV) cases in aborted lambs and calves were recorded by the Regional Veterinary Laboratories (RVL) network in the 1st week of this year [2018].
A number of suspect cases particularly in lamb foetuses submitted to Sligo and Athlone RVLs have birth deformities that are very suggestive of the effects of SBV infection of ewes during pregnancy, according to an RVL report.
It says while the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) results for these