Borna disease virus (BoDV-1) has long caused a fatal encephalitis known as Borna virus disease (BVD) in horses and sheep in Central Europe. This single-stranded RNA virus can infect the nervous system ...

Viral encephalitis developed in a previously healthy 25-year-old man, and he died 1 month after the onset of symptoms. He was an engineering student and lived in Central Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, ...

Cases of Borna disease virus 1 (BoDV-1) are extremely rare in humans, but in those who develop disease, the outcome is severe, almost always resulting in fatal encephalitis or inflammation in the ...

These data show the zoonotic potential of BoDV-1 under special conditions. The findings suggest that BoDV-1 can be transmitted by solid-organ transplantation, can lead to potentially lethal disease, ...

The borna virus is at once obscure and grotesque. It can infect mammals and birds, but scientists know little about its effects on its victims. In some species it seems to be harmless, but it can ...

Researchers at Augsburg University Medicine have discovered a possible early detection method of the rare Borna virus. Their results have been published in The Lancet. In humans the virus triggers ...

The sudden death of the dressage horse Diallo has shaken the equestrian community. A Borna virus is being considered as a possible cause. The case illustrates how dramatic and rapid this rare disease ...