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Borna disease virus and the consumption of raw horse meat

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Igata-yi, R., Yamaguchi, K., Yoshiki, K. et al. Borna disease virus and the consumption of raw horse meat. Nat Med 2, 948–949 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1038/nm0996-948b

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