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Borna disease virus MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


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
Registry Numbers
txid12455
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 Introduced
1991/01/01
Last Updated
2020/08/13
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