Variegated Squirrel Bornavirus 1 in Squirrels, Germany and the Netherlands

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Schlottau, Kore ; Jenckel, Maria ; van den Brand, Judith ; Fast, Christine ; Herden, Christiane ; Höper, Dirk ; Homeier-Bachmann, Timo ; Thielebein, Jens ; Mensing, Niels ; Diender, Bert ; Hoffmann, Donata ; Ulrich, Rainer G. ; Mettenleiter, Thomas C. ; Koopmans, Marion ; Tappe, Dennis ; Schmidt-Chanasit, Jonas ; Reusken, Chantal B.E.M. ; Beer, Martin ; Hoffmann, Bernd
• Description:
  We screened squirrels in Germany and the Netherlands for the novel zoonotic variegated squirrel bornavirus 1 (VSBV-1). The detection of VSBV-1 in 11 squirrels indicates a considerable risk for transmission to humans handling those animals. Therefore, squirrels in contact with humans should routinely be tested for VSBV-1.
• Subjects:
  Animals Bornaviridae Humans Mononegavirales Infections Risk Factors Sciuridae Zoonoses
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 23(3):477-481.
• Pubmed ID:
  28221112
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC5382762
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Germany ; Netherlands
• Volume:
  23
• Issue:
  3
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:1ed7695c9b49e45565ec2be6e16338b84cc83ab295863e4d022ad773a32cf647
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/44930/cdc_44930_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.31 MB ]