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First isolation, in-vivo and genomic characterization of zoonotic variegated squirrel Bornavirus 1 (VSBV-1) isolates.
Emerging microbes & infections - 1 Dec 2020
Schlottau Kore, Nobach Daniel, Herden Christiane, Finke Stefan, Beer Martin, Hoffmann Donata
Abstract excerpt
The variegated squirrel bornavirus 1 (VSBV-1), a member of the family Bornaviridae, was discovered in 2015 in a series of lethal human infections. Screening approaches revealed kept exotic squirrels as the putative source of infection. Infectious virus was successfully isolated by co-cultivation of infected primary squirrel cells with permanent cell lines. For in vivo characterization, neonatal and adult Lewis...
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