Schmallenberg -- United Kingdom
As the spring lambing and calving period comes to an end, there have been many reports across the UK of deformed lambs and calves suggestive of in utero infection with Schmallenberg virus (SBV).
1st identified in 2011 in northwest Germany and the Netherlands, this virus causes disease in sheep, cattle and goats. SBV is spread by the _Culicoides_ midges, which are widely present across Europe and move easily between farms and regions allowing rapid and extensive spread of infection. The
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