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Speakers:
Professor Peter Mertens, Head of Vector-borne Viral Diseases Programme, Institute for Animal Health
John Fishwick, Senior Lecturer in Dairy Herd Medicine, Royal Veterinary College
Nigel Gibbens, UK Chief Veterinary Officer, Defra
Schmallenberg virus arrived in the UK last autumn and since early this year has resulted in deformities of lambs and calves born in the south and east of England.
Scientists from the Royal Veterinary College and the Institute for Animal Health joined the UK Chief Veterinary Officer at the SMC to discuss epidemiology of the disease and address the wider context and implications for UK farming.
The SMC also provided a fact sheet.