Borna Virus in Pfaffenhofen: Man Died After Infection
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The infection begins with fever, leads to severe neurological failures and almost always leads to death. What is known about the pathogen and the current cases.
In Pfaffenhofen, a man died after an infection with the Borna virus.

A man from Upper Bavaria died from the consequences of the Borna virus. Another patient is still being treated.
In the Upper Bavarian Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm, two people have been infected with the rare Bornavirus. One of them recently died from the infection, the Landratsamt reported on Monday.The second person is in medical treatment.The local health office is "intensively concerned with clarifying a possible path of infection of the two affected persons and is in close contact with the competent state office.Authorities: Avoid contact with miceAccordin…
Shock in Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm: Two men have been infected with the rare Borna virus there, one of them has died. While the other patient is being treated in a clinic, authorities try to understand the routes of infection.
For some years now it has been known that the Borna virus is also transmitted to humans. However, only very few cases are reported per year. However, two infections in the Bavarian Pfaffenhofen now have it in themselves, in one case it even ends to death.
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