An Outbreak of Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus (PRRSV) in a German Boar Stud: A Retrospective Analysis of PRRSV Shedding in Boar Semen.

The porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) causes high economical costs due to reduced productivity and losses in pig production. The virus can infect sow herds through various routes. One possible risk factor is the transmission of PRRSV through artificial insemination with infected boar semen.

Circulation of West Nile virus and Usutu virus in birds in Germany, 2021 and 2022.

Background: Usutu virus (USUV) and West Nile virus (WNV) are zoonotic arthropod-borne orthoflaviviruses. The enzootic transmission cycles of both include mosquitoes as vectors and birds as amplifying hosts. For more than 10 years, these viruses have been monitored in birds in Germany by a multidisciplinary network.

in Wild Boars () in Germany: Serological Screening from Thuringia.

Game meat is an important source of meat borne parasitic infections. Due to its omnivorous diet, the wild boar is an important host of zoonotic parasites such as . can cause severe to fatal disease in immunosuppressed patients, as well as congenital disorders in foetus and neonates.

In Vitro Modeling of Feline Morbillivirus Infections Using Primary Feline Kidney Cells.

Domestic cats are the natural host of feline morbilliviruses (FeMV). Although other species can also be infected (such as dogs and opossums), no laboratory animal infection model is established so far. In vitro models for studying the molecular pathogenesis are therefore needed.

Borna disease in an adult free-ranging Eurasian beaver (Castor fiber albicus).

Borna disease (BD) associated with a peracute bacterial septicaemia with Escherichia coli was diagnosed in an adult female, naturally infected, free-ranging Eurasian beaver of the subspecies Castor fiber albicus, clinically characterized by weight loss, depression, weakness and gurgled peristaltic sounds. The beaver was euthanized humanely. Necropsy and light microscopy revealed a non-purulent meningoencephalitis with typical mononuclear perivascular cuffs and parenchymal infiltrates.