[Newsdesk] Infectious disease surveillance update

On March 7, 2018, four cases in human beings of encephalitis associated with Borna disease virus 1 infection were reported in Germany, including three deaths. Of the four patients, three had received organs from the same donor who had no clinical signs of the illness, two of these recipients died from their illness. An additional case of encephalitis caused by Borna disease virus 1 was identified in southern Germany, this patient also died from their illness. No epidemiological link was identified between this case and the organ transplant recipients.

Source: The Lancet Infectious Diseases - April 19, 2018 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Ruth Zwizwai Tags: Newsdesk Source Type: research