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Franziska Sick

Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2

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Helge KampeniD· 3 shared Kerstin WernikeiD· 3 shared Martin BeeriD· 3 shared Bernd HoffmanniD· 2 shared Sophie Zeiske· 2 shared Ana VasićiD· 1 shared Anja VoigtiD· 1 shared Cornelia SilaghiiD· 1 shared

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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

Schmallenberg virus non-structural proteins NSs and NSm are not essential for experimental infection of Culicoides sonorensis biting midges

Kerstin Wernike, Ana Vasić, Susanne Amler, Franziska Sick, Cristian Răileanu, Oliver Dähn, Helge Kampen, Cornelia Silaghi, Martin Beer

This study investigates the role of non-structural proteins NSs and NSm in Schmallenberg virus infection of Culicoides sonorensis midges, finding that their absence does not affect infection rates, but a fetal-derived variant fails to replicate in midges.

Journal of Virology · May 8, 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