Browsing by Author "Eggert, Petra"

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2021-05Zeitschriftenartikel

Active Case Finding of Current Bornavirus Infections in Human Encephalitis Cases of Unknown Etiology, Germany, 2018–2020

Eisermann, Philip; Rubbenstroth, Dennis; Cadar, Daniel; Thomé-Bolduan, Corinna; Eggert, Petra; Schlaphof, Alexander; Leypoldt, Frank; Stangel, Martin; Fortwängler, Thorsten; Hoffmann, Florian; Ostermann, Andreas; Zange, Sabine; Niller, Hans-Helmut; Angstwurm, Klemens; Pörtner, Kirsten; Frank, Christina; Wilking, Hendrik; Beer, Martin; Schmidt-Chanasit, Jonas; Tappe, Dennis

Human bornavirus encephalitis is a severe and often fatal infection caused by variegated squirrel bornavirus 1 (VSBV-1) and Borna disease virus 1 (BoDV-1). We conducted a prospective study of bornavirus etiology of ...
2023-05-30Zeitschriftenartikel

Detection of bornavirus-reactive antibodies and BoDV-1 RNA only in encephalitis patients from virus endemic areas: a comparative serological and molecular sensitivity, specificity, predictive value, and disease duration correlation study

Allartz, Petra; Hotop, Sven-Kevin; Muntau, Birgit; Schlaphof, Alexander; Thomé-Bolduan, Corinna; Gabriel, Martin; Petersen, Nadine; Lintzel, Maren; Behrens, Christoph; Eggert, Petra; Pörtner, Kirsten; Steiner, Johann; Brönstrup, Mark; Tappe, Dennis

Purpose: Human Borna disease virus (BoDV-1) encephalitis is an emerging disease in Germany. This study investigates the spectrum of human BoDV-1 infection, characterizes anti-BoDV-1-antibodies and kinetics, and compares ...
2021-08-10Zeitschriftenartikel

Investigation of fatal human Borna disease virus 1 encephalitis outside the previously known area for human cases, Brandenburg, Germany – a case report

Tappe, Dennis; Pörtner, Kirsten; Frank, Christina; Wilking, Hendrik; Ebinger, Arnt; Herden, Christiane; Schulze, Christoph; Muntau, Birgit; Eggert, Petra; Allartz, Petra; Schuldt, Gerlind; Schmidt-Chanasit, Jonas; Beer, Martin; Rubbenstroh, Dennis

Background The true burden and geographical distribution of human Borna disease virus 1 (BoDV-1) encephalitis is unknown. All detected cases so far have been recorded in Bavaria, southern Germany. Case presentation A ...