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borna disease
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borna disease [ˈbɔːnə]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Veterinary Science) Vet science a viral disease of mammals, especially horses, caused by a member of the Flaviviridae and characterized by the development of encephalitis
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Behavioral disease in rats caused by immunopathological responses to persistent borna virus in the brain.
Shrews as reservoir hosts of Borna disease virus by Ehrensperger, Felix / Emerging Infectious Diseases
Two German virologists, Liv Bode and Hanns Ludwig, who have studied the Borna virus extensively, believe that the virus infects humans as well as horses and other animals.
"It kills horses, doesn't it?" by Brown, Edwin W. / Medical Update
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