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Detection of MaP ... collected from elderly slaughter cows ... by Münster et al.
09 January 2012Technical news (commented)
Tags: technical news, paratuberculosis, MAP, cattle, Germany
Münster et al. report finding about 17% of a random sample of German cattle MaP positive.
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Schmallenberg virus causing ruminant disease in Germany and The Netherlands
27 December 2011Technical news (commented)
Tags: technical news, cattle, insect, Schmallenberg, virus, lamb, sheep, Germany, Netherlands
A new virus has been detected in Germany and The Netherlands and is suspected to be the cause of disease and abortions in cattle and sheep. The virus has been called Schmallenberg virus (SBV) preliminarily, after the German city where the identified strain was sampled. The risk for humans seems to be low, but significant uncertainties exist.