Overview

• Two men in Pfaffenhofen have tested positive for Borna Disease Virus 1, with one patient dying and the other currently receiving treatment.
• Landratsamt Pfaffenhofen and the Bavarian health authority have held public information sessions to advise residents on hygiene measures and shrew-avoidance.
• BoDV-1 is transmitted via field shrew urine, feces and saliva and poses no human-to-human transmission or pandemic risk.
• No vaccine or rapid diagnostic test exists for BoDV-1, and patient care relies on antiviral and immunosuppressive therapies.
• Recent animal detections of BoDV-1 in horses and llamas in nearby Ebersberg underscore a broader wildlife reservoir in the region.