TY - JOUR AU - Ducomble, Tanja AU - Wilking, Hendrik AU - Stark, Klaus AU - Takla, Anja AU - Askar, Mona AU - Schaade, Lars AU - Nitsche, Andreas AU - Kurth, Andreas T1 - Lack of Evidence for Schmallenberg Virus Infection in Highly Exposed Persons, Germany, 2012 T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2012 VL - 18 IS - 8 SP - 1333 SN - 1080-6059 AB - Schmallenberg virus, a novel orthobunyavirus, is spreading among ruminants, especially sheep, throughout Europe. To determine the risk for human infection, we conducted a survey among shepherds to assess possible exposure and symptoms. We also performed serologic and molecular assays. No evidence of transmission to humans was detected. KW - Orthobunyavirus KW - zoonoses KW - seroepidemiologic studies KW - Schmallenberg virus KW - viruses KW - vector-borne infections KW - Germany DO - 10.3201/eid1808.120533 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/18/8/12-0533_article ER - End of Reference