Novel orthobunyavirus in Cattle, Europe, 2011

Emerg Infect Dis. 2012 Mar;18(3):469-72. doi: 10.3201/eid1803.111905.

Abstract

In 2011, an unidentified disease in cattle was reported in Germany and the Netherlands. Clinical signs included fever, decreased milk production, and diarrhea. Metagenomic analysis identified a novel orthobunyavirus, which subsequently was isolated from blood of affected animals. Surveillance was initiated to test malformed newborn animals in the affected region.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Bunyaviridae Infections / epidemiology
  • Bunyaviridae Infections / veterinary*
  • Bunyaviridae Infections / virology
  • Cattle
  • Cattle Diseases / epidemiology
  • Cattle Diseases / virology*
  • Cell Line
  • Cricetinae
  • Disease Outbreaks / veterinary*
  • Germany / epidemiology
  • Netherlands / epidemiology
  • Nucleocapsid Proteins / genetics
  • Orthobunyavirus / classification
  • Orthobunyavirus / genetics
  • Orthobunyavirus / isolation & purification*
  • Phylogeny
  • Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction

Substances

  • Nucleocapsid Proteins