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Rappe J, Garcia-Nicolas O, Fluckiger F, Thur B, Hofmann M, Summerfield A, et al.
Vet Res . 2016 Nov; 47(1):117. PMID: 27871316
Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) is an arterivirus responsible for a widespread contagious disease of domestic pigs with high economic impact. Switzerland is one of the rare PRRSV-free...
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Fischer M, Renevey N, Thur B, Hoffmann D, Beer M, Hoffmann B
PLoS One . 2016 Jul; 11(7):e0159274. PMID: 27410228
The occurrence of nucleic acid cross contamination in the laboratory resulting in false positive results of diagnostic samples is seriously problematic. Despite precautions to minimize or even avoid nucleic acid...
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Balmer S, Vogtlin A, Thur B, Buchi M, Abril C, Houmard M, et al.
Prev Vet Med . 2014 May; 116(4):370-9. PMID: 24794645
Infections with Schmallenberg virus (SBV), a novel Orthobunyavirus transmitted by biting midges, can cause abortions and malformations of newborns and severe symptoms in adults of domestic and wild ruminants. Understanding...
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Durr S, Fasel-Clemenz C, Thur B, Schwermer H, Doherr M, Dohna H, et al.
Prev Vet Med . 2013 Nov; 113(1):34-46. PMID: 24211105
Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) is highly contagious and one of the most economically devastating diseases of cloven-hoofed animals. Scientific-based preparedness about how to best control the disease in a previously FMD-free...
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Casaubon J, Chaignat V, Vogt H, Michel A, Thur B, Ryser-Degiorgis M
BMC Vet Res . 2013 Aug; 9:166. PMID: 23941229
Background: In 2006, bluetongue virus serotype 8 (BTV-8) was detected for the first time in central Europe. Measures to control the infection in livestock were implemented in Switzerland but the...
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Vogtlin A, Hofmann M, Nenniger C, Renzullo S, Steinrigl A, Loitsch A, et al.
Vet Microbiol . 2013 Jul; 166(1-2):165-73. PMID: 23834964
Toggenburg Orbivirus (TOV) is the prototype of bluetongue virus serotype 25 (BTV-25). It was first detected in goats in Switzerland in 2008. The virus does not induce clinical signs in...
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Worwa G, Chaignat V, Feldmann J, Thur B
J Virol Methods . 2012 Sep; 188(1-2):168-74. PMID: 23000751
The neutralization test is used commonly for quantifying neutralizing antibodies and for distinguishing among different virus serotypes (serotyping). Due to the co-circulation of multiple serotypes of Bluetongue virus (BTV), the...
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Wu N, Abril C, Hinic V, Brodard I, Thur B, Fattebert J, et al.
J Wildl Dis . 2011 Nov; 47(4):868-79. PMID: 22102657
The risk of transmission of pathogens from free-ranging wild boars (Sus scrofa scrofa) to outdoor domestic pigs (S. scrofa domesticus) is of increasing concern in many European countries. We assess...
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Planzer J, Kaufmann C, Worwa G, Gavier-Widen D, Hofmann M, Chaignat V, et al.
Res Vet Sci . 2011 Apr; 91(3):e163-8. PMID: 21458013
The Toggenburg orbivirus (TOV), a recently discovered virus related to bluetongue virus (BTV), has been identified in goats in Switzerland, Italy and Germany. Isolation of TOV in vitro has not...
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Baumer A, Feldmann J, Renzullo S, Muller M, Thur B, Hofmann M
Avian Dis . 2010 Jul; 54(2):875-84. PMID: 20608533
After the spread of H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza virus (AIV) from Asia into Russia, the Middle East, Europe, and Africa in 2005-06, the Swiss national AIV surveillance program was...