%0 Journal Article %T Bluetongue Virus Serotype 3 and Schmallenberg Virus in Culicoides Biting Midges, Western Germany, 2023. %A Voigt A %A Kampen H %A Heuser E %A Zeiske S %A Hoffmann B %A Höper D %A Holsteg M %A Sick F %A Ziegler S %A Wernike K %A Beer M %A Werner D %J Emerg Infect Dis %V 30 %N 7 %D 2024 Jul %M 38916645 %F 16.126 %R 10.3201/eid3007.240275 %X In October 2023, bluetongue virus serotype 3 (BTV-3) emerged in Germany, where Schmallenberg virus is enzootic. We detected BTV-3 in 1 pool of Culicoides biting midges collected at the time ruminant infections were reported. Schmallenberg virus was found in many vector pools. Vector trapping and analysis could elucidate viral spread.