Etymology

Schmallenberg virus

Today it means: The virus Schmallenberg orthobunyavirus, which causes congenital malformations and stillbirths in animals. Full definition →

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Named after Schmallenberg, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, where the first definitive sample was derived.

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