Back to profile Contact person for... - prof.dr. PA (Piet) van Rijn Pages West Nile virus (WNV) West Nile virus (WNV) is transmitted by mosquito species that are present in large numbers in warmer climate areas, but can also be present in areas... Sheep pox and goat pox The genus Capripoxvirus, has three virus affecting ruminants: the sheep pox, the goat pox and the lumpy skin disease. Wageningen Bioveterinary... Rinderpest Rinderpest virus (RPV), a member of genus Morbillivirus in the family Paramyxoviridae, causes an acute and often fatal disease in cattle and other... Peste des petit ruminants Peste des petit ruminants (PPR) is a contagious viral disease. Small ruminants (goats, sheep) are animals that primarily pay a heavy price to the... Lumpy skin disease The lumpy skin disease virus is caused by a pox virus of the genus Capripox virus. The genus Capripox virus, has three virus affecting ruminants: the... 12Next News Within-farm transmission of bluetongue virus in cattle and sheep in the Netherlands 24 februari 2021 | In 2006 and 2007, sheep and cattle farms in the Netherlands were hit by an epidemic of bluetongue virus serotype 8 (BTV-8). To gain insight into the... First locally caused infection with West Nile virus suspected in the Netherlands 15 oktober 2020 | Dutch health authorities reported today that the West Nile virus has been detected in the Netherlands. The patient is a man who had not been abroad... West Nile virus forms serious threat 15 oktober 2020 | The first case of West Nile virus (WNV) was identified in the Netherlands in a bird in September and in a human medio Oktober. Since then, Wageningen...