Status Report on Education in the Economics of Animal Health: Results from a European Survey

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Serotype 1 and 2 bovine noroviruses are endemic in cattle in the United kingdom and Germany

The genomically and antigenically distinct bovine noroviruses Bo/Jena/1980/DE and Bo/Newbury2/1976/UK have been associated with calf diarrhea. In the present seroprevalence study, both were found to be endemic in cattle from Germany and the United Kingdom, a finding in contrast to previous virus prevalence studies. They were less common than group A rotaviruses, particularly in calves, suggesting a different epidemiology