Avian bornaviruses constitute a genetically diverse group of at least 15 viruses belonging to
the genus Orthobornavirus within the family Bornaviridae. After the discovery of the first …

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). We conducted a …

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 …

After many years of controversy, there is now recent and solid evidence that classical Borna
disease virus 1 (BoDV-1) can infect humans. On the basis of six brain autopsies, we provide …

ABSTRACT Human Borna disease virus 1 (BoDV-1) encephalitis is a severe emerging
disease with a very high case-fatality rate. While the clinical disease, case definitions …

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 …

Abstract Purpose The emerging zoonotic Borna disease virus 1 (BoDV-1) and the
variegated squirrel bornavirus 1 (VSBV-1) cause severe and fatal human encephalitis in …

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 …

Background Rodents are one of the major taxa most likely to carry zoonotic diseases,
harboring more than 85 unique zoonotic pathogens. While the significance of rodents' …

Abstract Knowledge on bornaviruses has expanded tremendously during the last decade
through detection of novel bornaviruses and endogenous bornavirus-like elements in many …