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Borna disease virus MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Borna disease virus
Tree Number(s)
B04.820.480.937.149.135
Unique ID
D001891
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001891
Annotation
infection = BORNA DISEASE
Scope Note
A species in the genus Bornavirus, family BORNAVIRIDAE, causing a rare and usually fatal encephalitic disease in horses and other domestic animals and possibly deer. Its name derives from the city in Saxony where the condition was first described in 1894, but the disease occurs in Europe, N. Africa, and the Near East.
Entry Version
BORNA DIS VIRUS
Entry Term(s)
Encephalomyelitis Virus, Enzootic
Enzootic Encephalomyelitis Virus
Near East Equine Encephalomyelitis Virus
Public MeSH Note
91; was see under VERTEBRATE VIRUSES, UNCLASSIFIED 1981-90; was see under ENCEPHALITIS VIRUSES 1977-80; was see under ARBOVIRUSES 1975-76
History Note
91(75); was see under VERTEBRATE VIRUSES, UNCLASSIFIED 1981-90; was see under ENCEPHALITIS VIRUSES 1977-80; was see under ARBOVIRUSES 1975-76
Date Established
1991/01/01
Date of Entry
1974/12/12
Revision Date
2020/08/13
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