title: [Borna disease in Switzerland and in the principality of Liechtenstein].
abstract: Borna disease (BD) is a rare immunopathological disorder of the central nervous system (CNS) caused by infection with Borna disease virus (BDV) and histologically characterized by mononuclear encephalomyelitis. BD primarily affects equines and sheep in well defined endemic areas of central Europe, but BDV infections have also been reported in other host species including humans, as well as in non endemic regions. In this paper recent data on the pathogenesis of BD are reviewed and the current situation in Switzerland and the Principality of Liechtenstein is summarized.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Veterinärpathologie, Universität Zürich.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Caplazi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Melzer
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Goetzmann
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rohner-Cotti
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Bracher
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Zlinszky
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ehrensperger
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001890:Borna Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D002415:Cats; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D018397:Equidae; D015511:Goat Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D006041:Goats; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D006736:Horses; D006801:Humans; D008015:Liechtenstein / Q000453:epidemiology; D011817:Rabbits; D012756:Sheep; D012757:Sheep Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D013557:Switzerland / Q000453:epidemiology
vernacular_title: Die "Bornasche Krankheit" in der Schweiz und im Fürstentum Liechtenstein.