Volume 27, Number 8—August 2021
Dispatch
Genomic Detection of Schmallenberg Virus, Israel
Adi Behar
, Omer Izhaki, Asael Rot, Tzvika Benor, Mario Yankilevich, Monica Leszkowicz-Mazuz, and Jacob Brenner
, Omer Izhaki, Asael Rot, Tzvika Benor, Mario Yankilevich, Monica Leszkowicz-Mazuz, and Jacob Brenner
Table 2
Samples that tested positive for Schmallenberg virus by reverse transcription nested PCR, Israel*
| Geographic region | Sample source | Collection date | Infected farm type (farm no.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golan Heights (latitude 34.1) |
Culicoides oxystoma midge |
2018 Sep |
Beef cattle (1) |
| Galilee (latitude 32.7–33.5) |
Malformed calf |
2019 Nov |
Beef cattle (2)† |
| Sharon plain (latitude 32.2) | C. imicola midge‡ | 2018 Jun | Beef cattle (3)§ |
| C. puncticollis midge | 2018 Jun | Beef cattle (3)§ | |
| C. newsteadii midge | 2018 Jun | Beef cattle (3)§ | |
| C. imicola midge |
2018 Jul |
Dairy cattle (4) |
|
| Interior plain (latitude 31.89) | C. imicola midge‡ | 2018 Nov | Small ruminant farm (5)†§ |
| C. imicola midge | 2018 Nov | Small ruminant farm (5)†§ | |
| C. imicola midge‡ |
2019 Dec |
Small ruminant farm (6)§ |
|
| Coastal plain (latitude 31.89) |
C. oxystoma midge |
2018 Jun |
Dairy cattle (7) |
| Negev desert (latitude 29.7–30.714) | C. oxystoma midge | 2018 Nov | Small ruminant farm (8)§ |
| C. puncticollis midge | 2019 Jul | Small ruminant farm (9)†¶ | |
| Malformed lamb |
2019 Jul |
Small ruminant farm (9)†¶ |
|
| South Jordan Valley (latitude 31.56) | NA | NA | NA |
*NA, not applicable. †Farms on which dams and ewes gave birth to stillborn and malformed neonates. ‡Samples were confirmed positive at Friedrich Loeffler Institute, Greifswald, Germany. §Farms expecting a rate of 80%–85% prolificacy, but during calving season showed only 50%–65% prolificacy. ¶Sheep farm from which both insects and malformed lambs were sampled.
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