title: Borna disease in horses.
abstract: Borna disease is a sporadically occurring, progressive viral polioencephalomyelitis that primarily affects horses and sheep. The etiological agent, Borna disease virus (BDV), is an enveloped, single-stranded RNA virus that has been classified in the new virus family Bornaviridae within the order Mononegavirales. Serological evidence of BDV infection has been found in an increasing number of countries throughout the world. After an incubation period lasting a few weeks to several months, BDV infection can cause locomotor and sensory dysfunction followed by paralysis and death. Borna disease is the result of a virus-induced immunopathological reaction. BDV-specific antibodies and viral RNA have been found in humans with various psychiatric disorders.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Institut für Virologie, Giessen, Germany. juergen.a.richt@vetmed.uni-giessen.de
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Richt
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Grabner
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Herzog
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood; D001890:Borna Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D001891:Borna disease virus / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006736:Horses
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral