Borna disease virus - fact and fantasy

Virus Res. 2011 Dec;162(1-2):162-72. doi: 10.1016/j.virusres.2011.09.036. Epub 2011 Oct 1.

Abstract

The occasion of Brian Mahy's retirement as editor of Virus Research provides an opportunity to reflect on the work that led one of the authors (Lipkin) to meet him shortly after the molecular discovery and characterization of Borna disease virus in the late 1980s, and work with authors Briese and Hornig to investigate mechanisms of pathogenesis and its potential role in human disease. This article reviews the history, molecular biology, epidemiology, and pathobiology of bornaviruses.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Borna Disease / complications
  • Borna Disease / diagnosis
  • Borna Disease / epidemiology
  • Borna Disease / pathology
  • Borna Disease / virology*
  • Borna disease virus / genetics*
  • Brain / pathology
  • Brain / virology*
  • Cattle
  • Cattle Diseases / diagnosis
  • Cattle Diseases / pathology
  • Cattle Diseases / virology*
  • Genome, Viral*
  • Horse Diseases / diagnosis
  • Horse Diseases / pathology
  • Horse Diseases / virology*
  • Horses
  • Humans
  • RNA, Viral / genetics
  • Schizophrenia / diagnosis
  • Schizophrenia / epidemiology
  • Schizophrenia / etiology
  • Schizophrenia / pathology
  • Schizophrenia / virology*
  • Sheep
  • Sheep Diseases / diagnosis
  • Sheep Diseases / pathology
  • Sheep Diseases / virology*
  • United States / epidemiology
  • Virion / chemistry
  • Virion / genetics
  • Virus Replication

Substances

  • RNA, Viral