Study finds no link between BDV and psychiatric illness

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Study finds no link between BDV and psychiatric illness

Over the past 30 years, numerous studies have linked Borna disease virus (BDV) with mental illnesses such as bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, anxiety disorder and dementia. Genetic fragments and antibodies to this RNA virus, which causes behavior disorders in a range of mammals and birds, have been found to be prevalent in psychiatric patients, but study results have been inconsistent. Now, the first blinded, case-control study to examine this issue finds no association between the virus and psy

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Tags: Dementia, Anxiety Disorder, Anxiety, Bipolar Disorder, Schizophrenia, Psychotic Disorder, Disease and Condition, disease