Serosurvey of schmallenberg virus infection in sheep in Abruzzo, Italy: Short report

Animal Husbandry, Dairy and Veterinary Science Pub Date : 2019-11-11 DOI:10.15761/ahdvs.1000166

Minozzi G, Martino C, Ianni A, Palazzo F, D. Mg, Polli M, Di Paolo G, Giammarino A, Martino G

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Infection with Schmallenberg virus (SBV) causes congenital musculoskeletal and vertebral malformations as well as neurological failures in fetuses of several ruminant species. In this study 1038 sheep samples from 10 flocks in the provinces of Chieti, Teramo and Pescara in Italy have been tested for antibodies against SBV by ELISA test. The purpose of the study was to ascertain the extent of SBV infections in sheep in Italy. The results of the ELISA test identified at least one positive animal in 9 of the 10 sheep flocks tested, and a mean within-flock prevalence of 8.57%. Furthermore, large variability of positive animals between flocks was observed (0 and 42.5%). These results demonstrate that SBV was endemic in this region and there could be is a risk of novel SBV infections in the following lambing season, raising serious concerns about its so rapid and pervasive spread. *Correspondence to: Minozzi G, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy, Tel: +390250318035; E-mail: giulietta.minozzi@unimi.it

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意大利阿布鲁佐绵羊施马伦贝格病毒感染的血清调查:简短报告

施马伦伯格病毒(SBV)感染会导致几种反刍动物胎儿的先天性肌肉骨骼和脊椎畸形以及神经功能衰竭。本研究采用ELISA法检测了意大利基耶蒂省、特拉莫省和佩斯卡拉省10个羊群的1038只羊的SBV抗体。该研究的目的是确定意大利绵羊中SBV感染的程度。ELISA检测结果显示，在10个检测羊群中，9个羊群中至少有1只阳性动物，平均群内流行率为8.57%。此外，观察到不同畜群之间阳性动物的差异很大(0 ~ 42.5%)。这些结果表明，SBV在该地区是地方性的，并且在接下来的产羔季节可能存在新型SBV感染的风险，引起了对其如此迅速和广泛传播的严重关注。*通讯:Minozzi G，米兰大学兽医学系，米兰，意大利，电话:+390250318035;电子邮件:giulietta.minozzi@unimi.it

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