Borna Disease Virus Replicates in Astrocytes, Schwann Cells and Ependymal Cells in Persistently Infected Rats: Location of Viral Genomic and Messenger RNAs by<i>In Situ</i>Hybridization

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Borna disease (BD) is an immune-mediated neurological disease caused by infection of the nervous system with a negative strand RNA virus, Borna disease virus (BDV). The host range for BDV is broad and extends from birds to primates. A BDV-like agent may cause disease in humans. Until recently, BDV-infected neural cells could only be identified immunocytochemically using serum from BDV-infected animals. The advent...

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