Antiviral treatment perspective against Borna disease virus 1 infection in major depression: a double-blind placebo-controlled randomized clinical trial

• Main Authors: Detlef E. Dietrich (Author), Liv Bode (Author), Carsten W. Spannhuth (Author), Hartmut Hecker (Author), Hanns Ludwig (Author), Hinderk M. Emrich (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Whether Borna disease virus (BDV-1) is a human pathogen remained controversial until recent encephalitis cases showed BDV-1 infection could even be deadly. This called to mind previous evidence for an infectious contribution of BDV-1 to mental disorders. Pilot open trials suggest...