Polymerase chain reaction is an approach to make numerous copies of specific DNA. PCR
has been applied for the investigation of infectious sicknesses caused by viral, protozoan …

Borna disease virus (BDV) has gained lot of interest because of its zoonotic potential, ability
to introduce cDNA of its RNA transcripts into host genomes, and ability to cause severe …

Vertebrate genomes contain numerous copies of retroviral sequences, acquired over the
course of evolution. Until recently they were thought to be the only type of RNA viruses to be …

A one-step real-time RT-PCR assay (rRT-PCR) was developed for efficient detection of Duck
hepatitis virus type1 (DHV-1). A pair of specific primers was designed against the conserved …

Recently a novel avian bornavirus has been described that has been suggested to be the
possible etiological agent for proventricular dilatation disease or macaw wasting disease …

Borna disease virus (BDV) is a non-cytolytic, neurotropic RNA virus that can infect a wide
variety of vertebrate species from birds and primates to humans. Several studies have been …

Central nervous system infection of neonatal and adult rats with Borna disease virus (BDV)
results in neuronal destruction and behavioral abnormalities with differential immune …

Background Staggering disease (SD) is a severe neurological disease that has been
regularly reported in Swedish cats since the beginning of the 1970s. The aetiology of SD …

Bornaviruses are known to cause neurological disorders in a number of animal species.
Avian Bornavirus (ABV) causes proventricular dilatation disease (PDD) in birds and Borna …

Bornaviruses, which chronically infect many species, can cause severe neurological
diseases in some animal species; their association with human neuropsychiatric disorders …