Introduction and spread of variegated squirrel bornavirus 1 (VSBV-1) between exotic squirrels and spill-over infections to humans in Germany [PDF]
Emerging Microbes and Infections, 2021 The variegated squirrel bornavirus 1 (VSBV-1) is a recently discovered emerging viral pathogen which causes severe and eventually fatal encephalitis in humans after contact to exotic squirrels in private holdings and zoological gardens. Understanding the
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Magnetic resonance imaging of human variegated squirrel bornavirus 1 (VSBV-1) encephalitis reveals diagnostic pattern indistinguishable from Borna disease virus 1 (BoDV-1) encephalitis but typical for bornaviruses [PDF]
Emerging Microbes and Infections, 2023 Human bornavirus encephalitis is an emerging disease caused by the variegated squirrel bornavirus 1 (VSBV-1) and the Borna disease virus 1 (BoDV-1).
Mike P. Wattjes
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First isolation, in-vivo and genomic characterization of zoonotic variegated squirrel Bornavirus 1 (VSBV-1) isolates [PDF]
Emerging Microbes and Infections, 2020 The variegated squirrel bornavirus 1 (VSBV-1), a member of the family Bornaviridae, was discovered in 2015 in a series of lethal human infections. Screening approaches revealed kept exotic squirrels as the putative source of infection.Infectious virus ...
Daniel Nobach, Stefan Finke, Martin Beer
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Occupation-Associated Fatal Limbic Encephalitis Caused by Variegated Squirrel Bornavirus 1, Germany, 2013. [PDF]
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2018 Limbic encephalitis is commonly regarded as an autoimmune-mediated disease. However, after the recent detection of zoonotic variegated squirrel bornavirus 1 in a Prevost’s squirrel (Callosciurus prevostii) in a zoo in northern Germany, we retrospectively
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Genomic and Micro-Evolutionary Features of Mammalian 2 orthobornavirus (Variegated Squirrel Bornavirus 1, VSBV-1) [PDF]
Microorganisms, 2021 Mammalian 2 orthobornavirus (VSBV-1) is an emerging zoonotic pathogen discovered in several exotic squirrel species and associated with fatal human encephalitis. The dynamics of VSBV-1 spread and evolution in its presumed natural hosts are unknown. Here,
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Variegated Squirrel Bornavirus 1 in Squirrels, Germany and the Netherlands [PDF]
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2017 We screened squirrels in Germany and the Netherlands for the novel zoonotic variegated squirrel bornavirus 1 (VSBV-1). The detection of VSBV-1 in 11 squirrels indicates a considerable risk for transmission to humans handling those animals.
Kore Schlottau +18 more
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Immunopathology of Fatal Human Variegated Squirrel Bornavirus 1 Encephalitis, Germany, 2011–2013 [PDF]
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2019 Variegated squirrel bornavirus 1 (VSBV-1) is a zoonotic virus that causes fatal encephalitis in humans who are infected after contact with exotic squirrels.
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Active Case Finding of Current Bornavirus Infections in Human Encephalitis Cases of Unknown Etiology, Germany, 2018–2020 [PDF]
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2021 Human bornavirus encephalitis is a severe and often fatal infection caused by variegated squirrel bornavirus 1 (VSBV-1) and Borna disease virus 1 (BoDV-1).
Philip Eisermann +19 more
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Structural and biophysical characterization of the Borna disease virus 1 phosphoprotein [PDF]
Acta Crystallographica Section F, Volume 79, Issue 3, Page 51-60, March 2023., 2023 The phosphoprotein is an essential component of the replication complex in bornaviruses. Here, using X‐ray crystallography, the structure of the phosphoprotein from Borna disease virus 1 is presented and its flexibility in solution is characterized.Bornaviruses are RNA viruses with a mammalian, reptilian, and avian host range.
Jack D. Whitehead +2 more
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Search for polyoma-, herpes-, and bornaviruses in squirrels of the family Sciuridae [PDF]
Virology Journal, 2020 Background Squirrels (family Sciuridae) are globally distributed members of the order Rodentia with wildlife occurrence in indigenous and non-indigenous regions (as invasive species) and frequent presence in zoological gardens and other holdings ...
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