Essays about: "Borna disease virus"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the words Borna disease virus.

  1. 1. Tillgängliga metoder för att diagnosticera Bornasjuka hos häst

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public Health

    Author : Åsa Järnberg; [2010]
    Keywords : Bornasjuka; Bornavirus; Häst; Diagnostik; Metoder;

    Abstract : Det saknas idag metoder för att med säkerhet fastställa diagnosen Bornasjuka intra vitum. För att få en så säker diagnos som möjligt krävs fortfarande histopatologiska belägg och påvisande av virus i material från centrala nervsystemet, vilket ej kan tas från levande djur. READ MORE

  3. 2. Interferon expression in feline Borna disease

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public Health

    Author : Carolina Ilbäck; [2010]
    Keywords : Borna disease;

    Abstract : Borna disease is caused by Borna disease virus (BDV). This disease is characterised as a neurogical illness of the central nervous system (CNS), known to occur in several vertebrates like horses, cats and sheep. Cats mainly at the age of 1 to 4 years, living outdoors, have also been shown to subtract the BDV infection. READ MORE

  4. 3. Staggering disease in cats in Sweden : development of molecular methods for detection and genetic characterization of Borna disease virus strains

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public Health

    Author : Jessica Schenck; [2008]
    Keywords : BDV; borna disease virus; SD; staggering disease; RNA virus; virus; neurological disorder;

    Abstract : The aim of this project was to get clearer knowledge about the spread of Borna disease virus (BDV) by comparing sequences from BDV infected cats from different regions in Sweden. BDV is associated with staggering disease (SD), a feline neurological disorder that causes non-suppurative meningoencephalomyelitis. READ MORE

  5. 4. Characterization of feline Borna disease virus

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public Health

    Author : Oluwafemi Oladele; [2006]
    Keywords : Borna disease virus; rRT-PCR; feline Borna disease; Molecular epidemiology;

    Abstract : Feline Borna disease, a neurological disease of cats is an infection caused byBorna disease virus (BDV). The infection, first reported in Sweden in 1974,affects other species of animals such as horses in which the disease was firstreported. READ MORE

  6. 5. Prevalens av subkliniskt smittade katter med vingelsjuka i Göteborg jämfört med Uppsala

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public Health

    Author : Jonas Eriksson; [2005]
    Keywords : vingelsjuka; BDV; Border Disease Virus;

    Abstract : Borna disease virus (BDV) is a virus with capability to cause neurological disease in several species of mammals and of ostriches. Also humans are suspected to be susceptible to the virus, as the viral RNA and antibodies against BDV have been found in some humans with psychiatric diseases, like schizophrenia and depression. READ MORE