27/01/2012 (Agence Europe) - Schmallenberg virus. On 23 January, the European Commission rejected the Dutch proposal to make it an obligation to notify all cases of Schmallenberg virus outbreak recorded in member states. After the Netherlands, Germany and Belgium, this new sickness has been detected in the United Kingdom and France. The Commission recommends a “unified and proportionate” approach to avoid market closure measures being taken by third countries, and is reflecting on...