Borna disease virus

The Borna disease virus (BDV) is in the viral order of Mononegavirales. It is considered to be a zoonotic disease, that is, a disease that spreads from animals to humans. Borna disease virus can be transmitted by many animals including birds, rodents, and horses.

Notable studies

 * 1996, Demonstration of Borna disease virus RNA in peripheral blood mononuclear cells derived from Japanese patients with chronic fatigue syndrome (Abstract)
 * 1996, Possible correlation between Borna disease virus infection and Japanese patients with chronic fatigue syndrome.
 * 1997, Demonstration on Borna disease virus in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome.
 * 1999, Borna Disease Virus Proteins in Patients with CFS
 * 1999, Absence of evidence of Borna disease virus infection in Swedish patients with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.
 * 1999, Borna disease virus infection in two family clusters of patients with chronic fatigue syndrome.

Learn more

 * Wikipedia - Mononegavirales]