Bornaviridae
| Definition: |
A family in the order MONONEGAVIRALES comprising one genus Bornavirus. This family has a unique form of mRNA processing: replication and transcription takes place in the nucleus. |
| Notes: |
infection: coord IM with MONONEGAVIRALES INFECTIONS (IM) |
| Also Called: |
Bornavirus |
Bornaviridae Categories.
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Borna disease virus - A species in the genus Bornavirus, family BORNAVIRDAE, 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. |
Bornaviridae Definitions and Terms
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