Are human Borna disease virus 1 infections zoonotic and fatal?

Affiliations

¹ Freelance Bornavirus Workgroup, Joint Senior Scientists, Berlin 14163, Germany. Electronic address: liv.bode@web.de.
² National Health Commission Key Laboratory of Diagnosis and Treatment on Brain Functional Diseases, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China; Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.
³ Department of Psychiatry, Burghof-Clinic, Rinteln, Germany; Center for Systems Neuroscience, Hanover, Germany; Department of Mental Health, Hannover Medical School, Hanover, Germany.
⁴ Laboratory of Behavioral Medicine, Neuroscience Institute, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania.
⁵ Freelance Bornavirus Workgroup, Joint Senior Scientists, Berlin 14163, Germany.

Comment

Liv Bode et al. Lancet Infect Dis. 2020 Jun.

. 2020 Jun;20(6):650-651.

doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(20)30380-7.

¹ Freelance Bornavirus Workgroup, Joint Senior Scientists, Berlin 14163, Germany. Electronic address: liv.bode@web.de.
² National Health Commission Key Laboratory of Diagnosis and Treatment on Brain Functional Diseases, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China; Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.
³ Department of Psychiatry, Burghof-Clinic, Rinteln, Germany; Center for Systems Neuroscience, Hanover, Germany; Department of Mental Health, Hannover Medical School, Hanover, Germany.
⁴ Laboratory of Behavioral Medicine, Neuroscience Institute, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania.
⁵ Freelance Bornavirus Workgroup, Joint Senior Scientists, Berlin 14163, Germany.

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Are human Borna disease virus 1 infections zoonotic and fatal? - Authors' reply.
Rubbenstroth D, Niller HH, Angstwurm K, Schwemmle M, Beer M. Rubbenstroth D, et al. Lancet Infect Dis. 2020 Jun;20(6):651. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(20)30379-0. Lancet Infect Dis. 2020. PMID: 32473135 No abstract available.

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