Shrews as Reservoir Hosts of Borna Disease Virus #MMPMID16704819
Hilbe M; Herrsche R; Kolodziejek J; Nowotny N; Zlinszky K; Ehrensperger F
Emerg Infect Dis 2006[Apr]; 12 (4): 675-7 PMID16704819show ga
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.