Potential zoonotic sources of SARS‐CoV‐2 infections

WK Jo, EF de Oliveira‐Filho, A Rasche… - Transboundary and …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus‐2 (SARS‐CoV‐2) causing coronavirus
disease‐2019 (COVID‐19) likely has evolutionary origins in other animals than humans …

Zoonotic and reverse zoonotic transmissibility of SARS-CoV-2

IV Goraichuk, V Arefiev, BT Stegniy, AP Gerilovych - Virus research, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is the first known pandemic caused by
a coronavirus. Its causative agent, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS …

Avian bornavirus research—A comprehensive review

D Rubbenstroth - Viruses, 2022 - mdpi.com
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 …

Zoonotic spillover infections with Borna disease virus 1 leading to fatal human encephalitis, 1999–2019: an epidemiological investigation

HH Niller, K Angstwurm, D Rubbenstroth… - The Lancet Infectious …, 2020 - thelancet.com
Summary Background In 2018–19, Borna disease virus 1 (BoDV-1), the causative agent of
Borna disease in horses, sheep, and other domestic mammals, was reported in five human …

[HTML][HTML] Active case finding of current bornavirus infections in human encephalitis cases of unknown etiology, Germany, 2018–2020

P Eisermann, D Rubbenstroth, D Cadar… - Emerging Infectious …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
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 …

The neuropathology of fatal encephalomyelitis in human Borna virus infection

F Liesche, V Ruf, S Zoubaa, G Kaletka, M Rosati… - Acta …, 2019 - Springer
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 …

Investigation of fatal human Borna disease virus 1 encephalitis outside the previously known area for human cases, Brandenburg, Germany–a case report

D Tappe, K Pörtner, C Frank, H Wilking… - BMC Infectious …, 2021 - Springer
Background The true burden and geographical distribution of human Borna disease virus 1
(BoDV-1) encephalitis is unknown. All detected cases so far have been recorded in Bavaria …

Human Borna disease virus 1 encephalitis shows marked pro-inflammatory biomarker and tissue immunoactivation during the course of disease

J Rauch, JF Steffen, B Muntau, J Gisbrecht… - Emerging Microbes & …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
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 …

Human bornavirus research: Back on track!

D Rubbenstroth, K Schlottau, M Schwemmle… - PLoS …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Bornavirus infections in man have been a matter of controversial scientific debate for most of
the last three decades. Because Borna disease virus 1 (BoDV-1) was known to cause fatal …

Detection of bornavirus-reactive antibodies and BoDV-1 RNA only in encephalitis patients from virus endemic areas: a comparative serological and molecular …

P Allartz, SK Hotop, B Muntau, A Schlaphof… - Infection, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Purpose Human Borna disease virus (BoDV-1) encephalitis is an emerging disease
in Germany. This study investigates the spectrum of human BoDV-1 infection, characterizes …