No evidence for European bats serving as reservoir for Borna disease virus 1 or other known mammalian orthobornaviruses
Abstract 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 shown to cause fatal encephalitis in huma...
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| Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-01-01
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| Series: | Virology Journal |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12985-020-1289-3 |