Lack of Evidence for Zoonotic Transmission of Schmallenberg Virus

Overview

Journal Emerg Infect Dis

Specialty Infectious Diseases

Date 2012 Oct 25

PMID 23092696

Citations 17

Authors

Chantal Reusken

Cees van den Wijngaard

Paul van Beek

Martin Beer

Ruth Bouwstra

Gert-Jan Godeke

Leslie Isken

Hans van den Kerkhof

Wilfrid van Pelt

Wim van der Poel

Johan Reimerink

Peter Schielen

Jonas Schmidt-Chanasit

Piet Vellema

Ankje de Vries

Inge Wouters

Marion Koopmans

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Abstract

The emergence of Schmallenberg virus (SBV), a novel orthobunyavirus, in ruminants in Europe triggered a joint veterinary and public health response to address the possible consequences to human health. Use of a risk profiling algorithm enabled the conclusion that the risk for zoonotic transmission of SBV could not be excluded completely. Self-reported health problems were monitored, and a serologic study was initiated among persons living and/or working on SBV-affected farms. In the study set-up, we addressed the vector and direct transmission routes for putative zoonotic transfer. In total, 69 sheep farms, 4 goat farms, and 50 cattle farms were included. No evidence for SBV-neutralizing antibodies was found in serum of 301 participants. The lack of evidence for zoonotic transmission from either syndromic illness monitoring or serologic testing of presumably highly exposed persons suggests that the public health risk for SBV, given the current situation, is absent or extremely low.

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