Abstract
Borna disease virus (BDV) is a neurotropic, as yet unclassified, non-segmented, negative-sense, single-strand RNA virus. Natural infection with this virus has been reported to occur in horses and sheep. In addition, antibodies to BDV in plasma or BDV RNA in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) were also found in patients with neuropsychiatric diseases. We describe here the possible link between the patients with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) and infection with BDV.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Animals
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Antibodies, Viral / cerebrospinal fluid*
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Antibodies, Viral / immunology
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Antigens, Viral / genetics
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Antigens, Viral / immunology*
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Borna Disease / immunology
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Borna Disease / virology*
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Borna disease virus / genetics
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Borna disease virus / immunology
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Borna disease virus / isolation & purification*
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Fatigue Syndrome, Chronic / cerebrospinal fluid
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Fatigue Syndrome, Chronic / immunology
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Fatigue Syndrome, Chronic / virology*
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Humans
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Japan
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RNA, Viral / cerebrospinal fluid
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Recombinant Fusion Proteins / genetics
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Recombinant Fusion Proteins / immunology
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Viral Proteins / genetics
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Viral Proteins / immunology*
Substances
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Antibodies, Viral
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Antigens, Viral
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RNA, Viral
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Recombinant Fusion Proteins
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Viral Proteins
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p24 protein, Borna disease virus