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Sophie Zeiske

Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Organism:chicken / avian· 1 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 1

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Kerstin WernikeiD· 3 shared Martin BeeriD· 3 shared Bernd HoffmanniD· 2 shared Franziska Sick· 2 shared Helge KampeniD· 2 shared Anja VoigtiD· 1 shared Dirk Hoeper· 1 shared Dirk W. HöperiD· 1 shared

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2024-2026 · peak 1/yr

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Two incursions, two viruses: Emergence of a second novel Shamonda virus clade in Central Europe, 2026

Kerstin Wernike, Florian Pfaff, Sophie Zeiske, Dirk Hoeper, Martin Beer

The paper identifies a second genetically distinct Shamonda virus clade in European cattle, indicating independent introductions and highlighting implications for diagnostics and control.

bioRxiv · Sep 7, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology

Experimental BTV-3 and BTV-8 infection of Culicoides sonorensis biting midges

Sophie Zeiske, Franziska Sick, Helge Kampen, Bernd Hoffmann, Martin Beer, Kerstin Wernike

We experimentally infected laboratory-reared Culicoides sonorensis biting midges with bluetongue virus (BTV) serotypes 3 and 8 using virus-containing blood meal and found slightly higher replication rates of BTV-3.

Parasites & Vectors · Jun 20, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology

Emergence of bluetongue virus serotype 3 in western Germany, October 2023, and ad-hoc monitoring in Culicoides biting midges

Anja Voigt, Helge Kampen, Elisa Heuser, Sophie Zeiske, Bernd Hoffmann, Dirk W. Höper, Mark Holsteg, Franziska Sick, Sophia Ziegler, Kerstin Wernike, Martin Beer, Doreen Werner

Bluetongue virus serotype 3 was detected in Culicoides biting midges in Germany in October 2023, coinciding with its emergence in ruminants and the presence of Schmallenberg virus in midge pools.

Emerging infectious diseases · Jun 23, 2024Peer-reviewedMicrobiology