Monitoring of Schmallenberg virus, bluetongue virus and epizootic haemorrhagic disease virus in biting midges in Germany 2019–2023
The results from the monitoring programme confirm an enzootic circulation of SBV in the German Culicoides population during summer and autumn with varying infection rates between the years. The lack of detection of BTV in the midges may suggest a circulation of BTV at a low level. The absence of EHDV genome in biting midges is in line with the epidemiological situation in ruminants in Germany.
Authors
- Franziska Sick
- Helge Kampen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2754-3171)
- Doreen Werner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1074-6047)
- Martin Beer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0598-5254)
- Kerstin Wernike (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8071-0827)
- Elisa Heuser
- Anja Voigt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-3272-2272)
- Oliver Dähn
- Sophie Zeiske
Institutions
- Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut (DE)
- Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Parasites & Vectors
- Published
- 2025-07-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-025-06913-w
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Vector-Borne Animal Diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 6.05