Human Borna disease virus 1 (BoDV-1) encephalitis cases in the north and east of Germany [PDF]
Emerging Microbes and Infections, 2022 In 2021, three encephalitis cases due to the Borna disease virus 1 (BoDV-1) were diagnosed in the north and east of Germany. The patients were from the states of Thuringia, Saxony-Anhalt, and Lower Saxony.
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Infections of horses and shrews with Bornaviruses in Upper Austria: a novel endemic area of Borna disease [PDF]
Emerging Microbes and Infections, 2017 Borna disease, a lethal infection with Borna disease virus-1 (BoDV-1), was diagnosed in four horses from Upper Austria in 2015 and 2016. All cases occurred in winter (two cases in February 2015 and two cases in December 2016), and the maximal distance of
Herbert Weissenböck +2 more
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Reverse Genetics and Artificial Replication Systems of Borna Disease Virus 1 [PDF]
Viruses, 2022 Borna disease virus 1 (BoDV-1) is a neurotropic RNA virus belonging to the family Bornaviridae within the order Mononegavirales. Whereas BoDV-1 causes neurological and behavioral disorders, called Borna disease (BD), in a wide range of mammals, its ...
Takehiro Kanda, Keizo Tomonaga
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Investigation of fatal human Borna disease virus 1 encephalitis outside the previously known area for human cases, Brandenburg, Germany – a case report [PDF]
BMC Infectious Diseases, 2021 Background The true burden and geographical distribution of human Borna disease virus 1 (BoDV-1) encephalitis is unknown. All detected cases so far have been recorded in Bavaria, southern Germany.
Dennis Tappe +13 more
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Molecular epidemiology of human Borna disease virus 1 infection revisited [PDF]
Emerging Microbes and Infections, 2022 Borna disease virus 1 (BoDV-1) strains attracted public interest by recently reported rare fatal encephalitis cases in Germany. Previously, human BoDV-1 infection was suggested to contribute to psychiatric diseases.
Liv Bode, Yujie Guo, Peng Xie
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Healthcare-associated exposure to Borna disease virus 1 (BoDV-1) [PDF]
Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology, 2022 The Borna disease virus 1 (BoDV-1) causes severe and often fatal encephalitis in humans. The virus is endemic in parts of Germany, Liechtenstein, Switzerland and Austria.
Judith Reinmiedl +5 more
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Is vaccination a feasible public health strategy against fatal Borna disease virus 1 (BoDV-1) encephalitis? An epidemiological perspective. [PDF]
PLoS PathogensHuman Borna disease virus 1 (BoDV-1) encephalitis is characterized by rapid clinical progression, an absence of a causal therapy and an extremely high case fatality rate.
Kirsten Pörtner +7 more
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No evidence for European bats serving as reservoir for Borna disease virus 1 or other known mammalian orthobornaviruses [PDF]
Virology Journal, 2020 Background The majority of emerging infectious diseases are zoonotic in nature and originate from wildlife reservoirs. Borna disease, caused by Borna disease virus 1 (BoDV-1), is an infectious disease affecting mammals, but recently it has also been ...
Daniel Nobach, Christiane Herden
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Vaccination against Borna Disease: Overview, Vaccine Virus Characterization and Investigation of Live and Inactivated Vaccines [PDF]
Viruses, 2022 (1) Background: Vaccination of horses and sheep against Borna disease (BD) was common in endemic areas of Germany in the 20th century but was abandoned in the early 1990s.
Ralf Dürrwald +6 more
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IFN-γ-Based ELISpot as a New Tool to Detect Human Infections with Borna Disease Virus 1 (BoDV-1): A Pilot Study [PDF]
Viruses, 2023 More than 40 human infections with the zoonotic Borna disease virus 1 (BoDV-1) have been reported to German health authorities from endemic regions in southern and eastern Germany.
Lisa Eidenschink +18 more
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