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Shrews as Reservoir Hosts of Borna Disease Virus
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Apr 2006
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Source: Emerg Infect Dis. 12(4):675-677.
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Alternative Title:Emerg Infect Dis
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Description: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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