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

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

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...

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Main Authors: Wendy K. Jo, Vanessa M. Pfankuche, Annika Lehmbecker, Byron Martina, Ana Rubio-Garcia, Stefanie Becker, Jochen Kruppa, Klaus Jung, Daniela Klotz, Julia Metzger, Martin Ludlow, Wolfgang Baumgärtner, Erhard van der Vries, Albert Osterhaus
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2018-09-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Batai virus
viruses
infection
encephalitis
meningitis/encephalitis
harbor seal
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/24/9/17-1829_article
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spelling doaj-f746b001e1744a1390ffd7536411d8ee2020-11-24T21:11:52ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592018-09-012491691169510.3201/eid2409.171829Association of Batai Virus Infection and Encephalitis in Harbor Seals, Germany, 2016Wendy K. JoVanessa M. PfankucheAnnika LehmbeckerByron MartinaAna Rubio-GarciaStefanie BeckerJochen KruppaKlaus JungDaniela KlotzJulia MetzgerMartin LudlowWolfgang BaumgärtnerErhard van der VriesAlbert OsterhausWe 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.https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/24/9/17-1829_articleBatai virusvirusesinfectionencephalitismeningitis/encephalitisharbor seal
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author Wendy K. Jo
Vanessa M. Pfankuche
Annika Lehmbecker
Byron Martina
Ana Rubio-Garcia
Stefanie Becker
Jochen Kruppa
Klaus Jung
Daniela Klotz
Julia Metzger
Martin Ludlow
Wolfgang Baumgärtner
Erhard van der Vries
Albert Osterhaus
spellingShingle Wendy K. Jo
Vanessa M. Pfankuche
Annika Lehmbecker
Byron Martina
Ana Rubio-Garcia
Stefanie Becker
Jochen Kruppa
Klaus Jung
Daniela Klotz
Julia Metzger
Martin Ludlow
Wolfgang Baumgärtner
Erhard van der Vries
Albert Osterhaus
Association of Batai Virus Infection and Encephalitis in Harbor Seals, Germany, 2016
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Batai virus
viruses
infection
encephalitis
meningitis/encephalitis
harbor seal
author_facet Wendy K. Jo
Vanessa M. Pfankuche
Annika Lehmbecker
Byron Martina
Ana Rubio-Garcia
Stefanie Becker
Jochen Kruppa
Klaus Jung
Daniela Klotz
Julia Metzger
Martin Ludlow
Wolfgang Baumgärtner
Erhard van der Vries
Albert Osterhaus
author_sort Wendy K. Jo
title Association of Batai Virus Infection and Encephalitis in Harbor Seals, Germany, 2016
title_short Association of Batai Virus Infection and Encephalitis in Harbor Seals, Germany, 2016
title_full Association of Batai Virus Infection and Encephalitis in Harbor Seals, Germany, 2016
title_fullStr Association of Batai Virus Infection and Encephalitis in Harbor Seals, Germany, 2016
title_full_unstemmed Association of Batai Virus Infection and Encephalitis in Harbor Seals, Germany, 2016
title_sort association of batai virus infection and encephalitis in harbor seals, germany, 2016
publisher Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
series Emerging Infectious Diseases
issn 1080-6040
1080-6059
publishDate 2018-09-01
description 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.
topic Batai virus
viruses
infection
encephalitis
meningitis/encephalitis
harbor seal
url https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/24/9/17-1829_article
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