New virus detected in Swiss cattle

The mystery surrounding sick cows in Switzerland has been solved: the Institute of Virology and Immunology has discovered a new orthobunyavirus of the Simbu serogroup in samples taken from sick cattle. The institute confirmed this to the Swiss News Agency Keystone-SDA on Monday. According to the institute, the disease is not an animal disease regulated under the Animal Diseases Ordinance. “It is not a highly contagious disease,” it said in response to an enquiry. Viruses of the Simbu serogroup…