Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Shrews as reservoir hosts of borna disease virus.
- Journal:
- Emerging infectious diseases
- Year:
- 2006
- Authors:
- Hilbe, Monika et al.
- Affiliation:
- University of Zurich
- Species:
- horse
Abstract
Borna disease virus (BDV) is the causative agent of severe T-cell-mediated meningoencephalitis in horses, sheep, and other animal species in central Europe. Here we report the first unequivocal detection of a BDV reservoir species, the bicolored white-toothed shrew, Crocidura leucodon, in an area in Switzerland with endemic Borna disease.
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