History of the taxon:
Etymology of the name:
Taxon: Bornaviridae; Proposal: Ratification 1996; : ; ICTV Report: Bornaviridae; Reference:
from the city of Borna in Saxony, Germany, where many animals died of sporadic encephalopathy caused by Borna disease virus 1, a member of the family; the suffix -viridae for family taxa