TY - GEN T1 - Lack of Evidence for Schmallenberg Virus Infection in Highly Exposed Persons, Germany, 2012 AU - Ducomble, Tanja AU - Wilking, Hendrik AU - Stark, Klaus AU - Takla, Anja AU - Askar, Mona AU - Schaade, Lars AU - Nitsche, Andreas AU - Kurth, Andreas 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 - Adult KW - Humans KW - Female KW - Germany/epidemiology KW - Male KW - Middle Aged KW - Animals KW - Occupational Exposure KW - Sheep Diseases/transmission KW - Zoonoses/epidemiology KW - Zoonoses/virology KW - Antibodies Viral/blood KW - Animal Husbandry KW - Bunyaviridae Infections/diagnosis KW - Bunyaviridae Infections/epidemiology KW - Bunyaviridae Infections/transmission KW - Bunyaviridae Infections/veterinary KW - Orthobunyavirus/classification KW - Orthobunyavirus/genetics KW - Orthobunyavirus/immunology KW - Sheep/virology KW - Sheep Diseases/diagnosis KW - Sheep Diseases/epidemiology KW - Sheep Domestic KW - 610 Medizin PY - 2012 LA - eng PB - Robert Koch-Institut VL - 18 IS - 8 DO - 10.3201/eid1808.120533 ER -