Association of Batai Virus Infection and Encephalitis in Harbor Seals, Germany, 2016

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Association of Batai Virus Infection and Encephalitis in Harbor Seals, Germany, 2016
 
Jo, Wendy K; Pfankuche, Vanessa M; Lehmbecker, Annika; Martina, Byron; Rubio-Garcia, Ana; Becker, Stefanie; Kruppa, Jochen; Jung, Klaus; Klotz, Daniela; Metzger, Julia; Ludlow, Martin; Baumgärtner, Wolfgang; van der Vries, Erhard; Osterhaus, Albert
(2018) Emerging Infectious Diseases, volume 24, issue 9, pp. 1691 - 1695
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Abstract
We isolated Batai virus from the brain of a euthanized, 26-year-old, captive harbor seal with meningoencephalomyelitis in Germany. We provide evidence that this orthobunyavirus can naturally infect the central nervous system of a mammal. The full-genome sequence showed differences from a previously reported virus isolate from a mosquito in Germany.
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2409.171829
ISSN: 1080-6040
Publisher: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
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