The deadly Borna virus has been recorded for the first time in northern Germany. Information regarding the patient's condition has not been disclosed, UNN reports with reference to DW.
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The person suffering from Borna disease resides in the Ludwigslust-Parchim district of the federal state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. This is the first time such a case has been recorded in this district, according to the n-tv television channel. Information about the patient's condition is not being disclosed. It is only reported that they are alive.
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Borna disease virus (BDV) causes severe inflammation of the brain, which in many cases leads to death. Farm animals—such as horses, cows, and sheep—can be infected with this disease. It is apparently transmitted to humans from shrews. For example, while cleaning barns and sheds where these small animals settle.
In Germany, 5-10 cases of BDV infection are recorded per year. Most often, this occurs in southern Germany, in Bavaria. In recent months, two people have died from Borna disease there, according to the Merkur publication. Further north, isolated cases were previously recorded in Brandenburg and Lower Saxony, but never before in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania or Schleswig-Holstein.