Avian bornaviruses are the causative agents of proventricular dilatation disease (PDD), a widely distributed and often fatal disease in captive psittacines. Because neither specific prevention measures nor therapies against PDD and bornavirus infections are currently available, new antiviral...
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Reuter, A.; Horie, M.; Höper, D.; Ohnemus, A.; Narr, A.; Rinder, M.; Beer, M.; Staeheli, P.; Rubbenstroth, D.
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Society for General Microbiology, London, UK
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Journal of General Virology, 2016, 97, 9, pp 2096-2103
Rustrela virus (RusV; species Rubivirus strelense) is a recently discovered relative of rubella virus (RuV) that has been detected in cases of encephalitis in diverse mammals. Here, we diagnosed two additional cases of fatal RusV-associated meningoencephalitis in a South American coati (Nasua...
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Pfaff, F.; Breithaupt, A.; Rubbenstroth, D.; Nippert, S.; Baumbach, C.; Gerst, S.; Langner, C.; Wylezich, C.; Ebinger, A.; Höper, D.; Ulrich, R. G.; Beer, M.
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American Society for Microbiology (ASM), Washington, D.C., USA
Citation
Microbiology Spectrum, 2022, 10, 2,
Retrospective investigation of archived tissue samples from 3 lions displaying nonsuppurative meningoencephalitis and vasculitis led to the detection of rustrela virus (RusV). We confirmed RusV antigen and RNA in cortical neurons, axons, astrocytes and Purkinje cells by reverse transcription...
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de Roi, M. le; Puff, C.; Wohlsein, P.; Pfaff, F.; Beer, M.; Baumgärtner, W.; Rubbenstroth, D.
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National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, USA
Citation
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2023, 29, 5, pp 1042-1045
Mass mortality was observed among colony-breeding seabirds in the German Wadden Sea area of the North Sea during the summer months of 2022. Several species' colonies were affected, most notably sandwich terns (Thalasseus sandvicensis), common terns (Sterna hirundo) and Germany's only northern...
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Pohlmann, A.; Stejskal, O.; King, J.; Bouwhuis, S.; Packmor, F.; Ballstaedt, E.; Hälterlein, B.; Hennig, V.; Stacker, L.; Graaf, A.; Hennig, C.; Günther, A.; Liang Yuan; Hjulsager, C.; Beer, M.; Harder, T.
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Microbiology Society, London, UK
Citation
Journal of General Virology, 2023, 104, 4,
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Julius Kühn Institut, Bundesforschungsinstitut für Kulturpflanzen, Quedlinburg, Germany
Citation
Julius-Kühn-Archiv, 2018, No.459, pp 131
Phylogenetic evidence from the recent resurgence of high-pathogenicity avian influenza (HPAI) virus subtype H5N1, clade 2.3.4.4b, observed in European wild birds and poultry since October 2021, suggests at least two different and distinct reservoirs. We propose contrasting hypotheses for this...
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Pohlmann, A.; King, J.; Fusaro, A.; Zecchin, B.; Banyard, A. C.; Brown, I. H.; Byrne, A. M. P.; Beerens, N.; Liang Yuan; Heutink, R.; Harders, F.; James, J.; Reid, S. M.; Hansen, R. D. E.; Lewis, N. S.; Hjulsager, C.; Larsen, L. E.; Zohari, S.; Anderson, K.; Bröjer, C.; Nagy, A.; Savič, V.; Borm, S. van; Steensels, M.; Briand, F. X.; Swieton, E.; Smietanka, K.; Grund, C.; Beer, M.; Harder, T.
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American Society for Microbiology (ASM), Washington, D.C., USA
Citation
mBio, 2022, 13, 4,
Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) viruses of the A/Goose/Guangdong/1/1996 lineage (GsGd), which threaten the health of poultry, wildlife and humans, are spreading across Asia, Europe, Africa and North America but are currently absent from South America and Oceania. In December 2021, H5N1...
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Caliendo, V.; Lewis, N. S.; Pohlmann, A.; Baillie, S. R.; Banyard, A. C.; Beer, M.; Brown, I. H.; Fouchier, R. A. M.; Hansen, R. D. E.; Lameris, T. K.; Lang, A. S.; Laurendeau, S.; Lung, O.; Robertson, G.; Jeugd, H. van der; Alkie, T. N.; Thorup, K.; Toor, M. L. van; Waldenström, J.; Yason, C.; Kuiken, T.; Berhane, Y.
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Nature Publishing Group, London, UK
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Scientific Reports, 2022, 12, 7,
Rustrela virus (RusV; species Rubivirus strelense, family Matonaviridae) was discovered in different zoo animal species affected by fatal encephalitis. Simultaneous RusV RNA detection in multiple yellow-necked field mice (Apodemus flavicollis) suggested this rodent as a reservoir of RusV. Here, we...
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Nippert, S.; Rubbenstroth, D.; Geers, J. A.; Ebinger, A.; Hoffmann, D.; Breithaupt, A.; Wylezich, C.; Wang, X.; Haring, V. C.; Starcky, P.; Fruci, P.; Langner, C.; Trapp, C.; Schulz, H.; Stubbe, W.; Imholt, C.; Heckel, G.; Beer, M.; Pfaff, F.; Ulrich, R. G.
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Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK
Citation
Virus Evolution, 2023, 9, vead048,
We detected a novel poxvirus from a gray seal (Halichoerus grypus) from the North Sea, Germany. The juvenile animal showed pox-like lesions and deteriorating overall health condition and was finally euthanized. Histology, electron microscopy, sequencing, and PCR confirmed a previously undescribed...
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Pfaff, F.; Kramer, K.; King, J.; Franzke, K.; Rosenberger, T.; Höper, D.; König, P.; Hoffmann, D.; Beer, M.
Publisher
National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, USA
Citation
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2023, 29, 6, pp 1202-1205
We screened squirrels in Germany and the Netherlands for the novel zoonotic variegated squirrel bornavirus 1 (VSBV-1). The detection of VSBV-1 in 11 squirrels indicates a considerable risk for transmission to humans handling those animals. Therefore, squirrels in contact with humans should...
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Schlottau, K.; Jenckel, M.; Brand, J. van den; Fast, C.; Herden, C.; Höper, D.; Homeier-Bachmann, T.; Thielebein, J.; Mensing, N.; Diender, B.; Hoffmann, D.; Ulrich, R. G.; Mettenleiter, T. C.; Koopmans, M.; Tappe, D.; Schmidt-Chanasit, J.; Reusken, C. B. E. M.; Beer, M.; Hoffmann, B.
Publisher
National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, USA
Citation
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2017, 23, 3, pp 477-481