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  • Title: Borna disease virus infection in psychiatric patients: are we on the right track?
    Author: Schwemmle M.
    Journal: Lancet Infect Dis; 2001 Aug; 1(1):46-52. PubMed ID: 11871411.
    Abstract:
    Animals infected with Borna disease virus (BDV) typically present with neurological dysfunction including behavioural abnormalities. Seroepidemiological surveys suggested that BDV infection can occur in human beings and is associated with mental disorders. Partly contradictory results from studies employing RT-PCR and serological screening led to debate over whether BDV can infect people at all. Critical evaluation of available data led to doubts about the diagnostic value of RT-PCR-based test results. A more consistent picture has emerged from serological studies because seropositive cases were found more frequently among psychiatric patients than among normal controls, supporting the notion that BDV might indeed be responsible for some psychiatric disorders. This view is now challenged by the observation that human BDV-reactive antibodies are of low avidity and might therefore represent cross-reacting antibodies. It remains to be shown whether these antibodies are indeed induced by BDV or by related antigens of unknown identity.
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