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The West Nile virus has shown only moderate activity so far this year

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In contrast to significant outbreaks in southern European countries such as Italy, Greece and Spain, and an increased number of cases in Belgium and…

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Shamonda virus: Infections confirmed in horses and alpacas; sheep and goats are also susceptible

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In addition to detections in cattle from Baden-Württemberg, Hesse, Bavaria, the Saarland and Saxony, the Friedrich-Loeffler Institute (FLI) has now…

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Shamonda virus: Newly introduced cattle virus continues to spread

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The European variant of the Shamonda virus (Shamonda virus/DE/2026), which was introduced recently, is continuing to spread amongst cattle in Germany.…

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Following the successful event, FLI Vice-President Professor Martin Beer, Professor Johan Neyts (winner of the Löffler Lecture award) and FLI President Professor Christa Kühn posed for a photo in front of the Alfried Krupp Wissenschaftskolleg in Greifswald (© E. Reinking, FLI)

Exciting 14th Loeffler Lecture on Treating Viral Infections with Individual Small Molecules Sparked Discussion

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On 24 June, Prof. Johan Neyts delivered the 14th Loeffler Lecture to a full auditorium and with lively online participation at the Alfried Krupp…

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Stechmücken, Zecken, Bienen: One Health erleben - mit Forschung zu Erregern, Klima und Biodiversität

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Beim Tag der Wissenschaft am 27. Juni in Greifswald zeigen Forschende des FLI, wie eng das Wohl von Mensch, Tier und Umwelt verknüpft ist. Unter dem…

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WHO-Meldung zu Hantavirus-Fällen auf Kreuzfahrtschiff: Einordnung der Situation für Deutschland

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Die gemeldeten Hantavirus-Fälle im Zusammenhang mit einem Kreuzfahrtschiff wurden durch das in Südamerika vorkommende Andesvirus hervorgerufen.…

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Animal Health Update – The FLI Provides Information on Newcastle Disease

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Recording of the webinar on Newcastle disease and avian influenza is available online

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WOAH twinning project strengthens Lithuanian-German collaboration in pathogen genome sequencing

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On March 2, 2026, the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) Twinning Project Lithuania-German will be launched. The aim of the twinning project…

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