Schmallenberg Virus (SBV) Surveillance
Tue 4th November 2025
Free of charge testing available, continuing into 2026 in cases of lambs, kids or calves born with fused joints or other musculoskeletal deformities.
The APHA surveillance network recorded several cases of deformed stillborn lambs and calves associated with SBV infection in the 2024/25 lambing and calving season.
APHA will continue to offer free-of-charge testing into 2026 on samples from lambs, kids, and calves born with fused joints, or other musculoskeletal deformities
This free testing initiative aims to investigate the role of SBV in such cases, to provide ongoing information about the geographic distribution and epidemiology of SBV, and to detect new and re-emerging threats with a similar presentation.
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