Blomström, Anne-Lie
- Department of Animal Biosciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Research article2013Peer reviewedOpen access
Serological markers of Bornavirus infection found in horses in Iceland
Bjornsdottir, Sigriour; Agustsdottir, Elfa; Blomström, Anne-Lie; Örde Öström, Inga-Lena; Treiberg Berndtsson, Louise; Svansson, Viljalmur; Wensman, Jonas Johansson
Abstract
Conclusions: This report contains the first evidence of antibodies to Borna disease virus in Iceland. Whether Borna disease virus was the cause of the neurological signs could however not be confirmed by pathology or molecular detection of the virus. As Iceland has very restricted legislation regarding animal imports, the questions of how this virus has entered the country and to what extent markers of Bornavirus infection can be found in humans and animals in Iceland remain to be answered.
Keywords
Borna disease; Neurological disease; Serology; Epidemiology; Horse
Published in
Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica
2013, Volume: 55, article number: 77
Publisher: BIOMED CENTRAL LTD
Johansson Wensman, Jonas
- Department of Clinical Sciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
- Department of Clinical Sciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
SLU Authors
UKÄ Subject classification
Clinical Science
Pathobiology
Publication identifier
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/1751-0147-55-77
Permanent link to this page (URI)
https://res.slu.se/id/publ/52155