FLI confirms another Shamonda virus-related orthobunyavirus in Germany

The latest test results point to a second incident of introduction and spread in Germany. Sequence analyses of PCR-positive samples from north-western and eastern Germany reveal the presence of a further variant related to the Shamonda virus, alongside the ‘Shamonda virus/DE/2026’ variant, which has been circulating primarily in southern Germany, Switzerland and France since July.

Quelle: IDW Informationsdienst Wissenschaft

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