Meanings
nounSchmallenberg virus (uncountable)
- uncountableThe virus Schmallenberg orthobunyavirus, which causes congenital malformations and stillbirths in animals.
Origin
Named after Schmallenberg, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, where the first definitive sample was derived.
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