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AO. Prof. Dr.
Herbert Weissenböck
DiplECPHM

Universitätsassistent

 


Institut für Pathologie und Gerichtliche Veterinärmedizin
Veterinärplatz 1, A-1210 Wien, Österreich

Tel.: + 43-1-25077-2418
Fax: + 43-1-25077-2490
E-Mail: Herbert.Weissenboeck@vetmeduni.ac.at

 


Funktionen
 


Leitung des Labors für molekulare Pathologie

 


Spezialkenntnisse und
Arbeitsschwerpunkte
 


Neuropathologie, Neuroimmunologie, molekulare Pathologie, Pathogenese zentralnervaler Erkrankungen, z.B. Flavivirusinfektionen, Bornasche Krankheit.

 

Veröffentlichungen
 
Publikationsliste des Instituts
 

Akademische Laufbahn
 
1988 Sponsion zum Magister der Veterinärmedizin
1990 Promotion zum Doktor der Veterinärmedizin
1996 Fachtierarzt für Pathologie
1998 Habilitation für das Fach „Pathologie“
1999 Ernennung zum Außerordentlichen Universitätsprofessor
seit 1989 am Institut für Pathologie und Gerichtliche Veterinärmedizin tätig
1991 Gastwissenschaftler an der Abteilung für Elektronenmikroskopie (Prof. Drommer)
des Instituts für Pathologie der Tierärztlichen HochschuleHannover
1996 Gastwissenschaftler am Lehrstuhl für Neuropathologie (Prof. Dahme) des
Instituts für Tierpathologie, Universität München
1998-1999 und 1. 7.- 30.9. 2000 Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of
Neurology (Prof. Lipkin), University of California, Irvine, USA
 

Funktionen und
Mitgliedschaften
 
Österreichische Gesellschaft der Tierärzte (ÖGT)
European Society of Veterinary Pathology
Fachgruppe "Allgemeine Pathologie und Pathologische Anatomie" der Deutschen Veterinärmedizinischen Gesellschaft (DVG)
Society for Neuroscience
 

Ausgewählte Publikationen
 


NOWOTNY, N., WEISSENBÖCK, H. (1995):
Description of feline nonsuppurative meningoencephalomyelitis
(”Staggering Disease”) and studies of its etiology.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 33, 1668-1669 Download

WEISSENBÖCK, H., OBERMAIER, G., DAHME, E. (1996):
Alexander´s disease in a Bernese mountain dog.
Acta Neuropathol. 91, 200 - 204. Download

WEISSENBÖCK, H., HAINFELLNER, J.A., BERGER, J., KASPER, I., BUDKA, H. (1997):
Naturally occurring herpes simplex encephalitis in a domestic rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus).
Vet. Pathol. 34, 44 - 47. Download

WEISSENBÖCK, H., SUCHY, A., HOLZMANN, H. (1998):
Tick-borne encephalitis in dogs: Neuropathological findings and distribution of antigen.
Acta Neuropathol. 95, 361 - 366. Download

WEISSENBÖCK, H., NOWOTNY, N., CAPLAZI, P., KOLODZIEJEK, J., EHRENSPERGER, F. (1998):
Borna disease in a dog with lethal meningoencephalitis.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 36, 2127 - 2130. Download

LEWIS, A.L., WHITTON, J.L., HATALSKI, C.G., WEISSENBÖCK, H., LIPKIN, W.I. (1999):
Effect of immune priming on Borna Disease.
J. Virol. 73, 2541 - 2546. Download

HORNIG, M., WEISSENBÖCK, H., HORSCROFT, N., LIPKIN, W.I. (1999):
An infection-based model of neurodevelopmental damage.
Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 96, 12102 - 12107. Download

WEISSENBÖCK, H., HORNIG, M., HICKEY, W.F., LIPKIN, W.I. (2000):
Microglial activation and neuronal apoptosis in bornavirus infected neonatal lewis rats.
Brain Pathology 10, 260 – 272. Download

WEISSENBÖCK, H., KOLODZIEJEK, J., URL, A., LUSSY, H., REBEL-BAUDER, B.,
NOWOTNY, N. ( 2002):

Emergence of Usutu virus, an african mosquito-borne flavivirus of the Japanese encephalitis
group, Central Europe.
Emerging Infectious Diseases 8, 652 - 656. Download

WEISSENBÖCK, H., HUBÁLEK, Z., HALOUZKA, J., PICHLMAIR, A., MADERNER, A., FRAGNER,
K., KOLODZIEJEK, J., LOUPAL, G., KÖLBL, S., NOWOTNY, N. (2003):

Screening for West Nile virus infections of susceptible animal species in Austria.
Epidemiology and Infection 131, 1023-1027. Download

WEISSENBÖCK, H., KOLODZIEJEK, J., FRAGNER, K., KUHN, R., PFEFFER, M.,
NOWOTNY, N. (2003):

Usutu virus activity in Austria, 2001-2002.
Microbes and Infection 5, 1132-1136. Download

CHVALA, S., KOLODZIEJEK, J., NOWOTNY, N., WEISSENBÖCK, H. ( 2004):

Pathology and viral distribution in fatal Usutu virus infections of birds from the 2001 and 2002 outbreaks in Austria.
Journal of Comparative Pathology 131, 176-185. Download

BAKONYI, T., GOULD, E.A., KOLODZIEJEK, J., WEISSENBÖCK, H., NOWOTNY, N. (2004):

Complete genome analysis and molecular characterization of Usutu Virus that emerged in Austria in 2001: Comparison with the South African strain SAAR-1776 and other flaviviruses.
Virology 328, 301-310. Download

WEISSENBÖCK, H., BAKONYI, T., CHVALA, S., NOWOTNY, N. (2004):
Experimental Usutu virus infection of suckling mice causes neuronal and glial cell apoptosis and demyelination.
Acta Neuropathol. 108, 453-460. Download

BAKONYI, T., LUSSY, H., WEISSENBÖCK, H., HORNYÁK, Á., NOWOTNY, N. (2005):
In vitro host-cell susceptibility to Usutu Virus.
Emerging Infectious Diseases 11, 298-301. Download

CHVALA, S., BAKONYI, T., HACKL, R., HESS, M., NOWOTNY, N., WEISSENBÖCK , H. (2005):
Limited pathogenicity of Usutu virus for the domestic chicken.
Avian Pathology 34, 392-395. Download

Weissenböck, H., Maderner, A., Herzog, A.M., Lussy, H., Nowotny, N. ( 2005):
Amplification and sequencing of Brachyspira spp. specific portions of nox using paraffin-embedded tissue samples from clinical colitis in Austrian pigs shows frequent solitary presence of Brachyspira murdochii .
Veterinary Microbiology 111, 67–75. Download

CHVALA, S., BAKONYI, T., HACKL, R., HESS, M., NOWOTNY, N., WEISSENBÖCK , H.. ( 2006):
Limited pathogenity of Usutu virus for the domestic goose (Anser anser f. domestica) following experimental inoculation.
Journal of Veterinary Medicine B 53, 171-175. Download

BAKONYI, T., IVANICS, E., ERDÉLYI, K., URSU, K., FERENCZI, E., WEISSENBÖCK, H., NOWOTNY, N. (2006):
Lineage 1 and 2 strains of encephalitic West Nile Virus, Central Europe.
Emerging Infectious Diseases 12, 618-623. Download

CHVALA, S., FRAGNER, K., HACKL, R., HESS, M., WEISSENBÖCK , H. (2006):
Cryptosporidium infection in domestic geese (Anser anser f. domestica) detected by in situ hybridization.
Journal of Comparative Pathology 134, 211-218. Download

GRABENSTEINER, E., LIEBHART, D., WEISSENBÖCK, H., HESS, M. (2006):
Broad dissemination of Histomonas meleagridis determined by the detection of nucleic acid in different organs after experimental infection of turkeys and specified pathogen-free chickens using a mono-eukaryotic culture of the parasite.
Parasitology International 55, 317-322. Download

LIEBHART, D., WEISSENBÖCK, H., HESS, M. (2006):
In situ hybridization for the detection and identification of Histomonas meleagridis in tissues.
Journal of Comparative Pathology 135, 237-242. Download

GUIJA DE ARESPACOCHAGA, A., SCHWENDENWEIN, I., WEISSENBÖCK, H. (2007):
Retrospective study of 82 cases of canine lymphoma in Austria based on the Working Formulation and immunophenotyping. Journal of Comparative Pathology 136, 186-192. Download

WEISSENBÖCK, H., MRAKOVCIC, M., LADINIG, A., FRAGNER, K. (2007):
In situ hybridization for Lawsonia intracellularis-specific 16S rRNA sequence in paraffin embedded tissue using a digoxigenin-labeled oligonucleotide probe. Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation 19, 282-285. Download

CHVALA, S., BAKONYI, T., BUKOVSKY, C., MEISTER, T., BRUGGER, K., RUBEL, F., NOWOTNY, N., WEISSENBÖCK, H. (2007):
Monitoring of Usutu virus activity and spread by using dead bird surveillance in Austria, 2003 – 2005. Veterinary Microbiology 122, 237-245. Download

CHVALA, S., BENETKA, V., MÖSTL, K., ZEUGSWETTER, F., SPERGSER, J., WEISSENBÖCK, H. (2007):
Simultaneous canine distemper virus, canine adenovirus type 2 and Mycoplasma cynos infection in a dog with pneumonia. Veterinary Pathology 44, 508-512. Download

BUKOVSKY, C., SCHMOLL, F., REVILLA-FERNÁNDEZ, S., WEISSENBÖCK, H. (2007):
Studies on the aetiology of non-suppurative encephalitis in pigs.
Veterinary Record 161, 552-558. Download

ZEUGSWETTER, F., WEISSENBÖCK, H., SHIBLY, S., HASSAN, J., SPERGSER, J. (2007):
Lethal pneumonia caused by Mycoplasma cynos in a litter of Golden retriever puppies. Veterinary Record 161, 626-627. Download

BAKONYI, T., ERDÉLYI, K., URSU, K., FERENCZI, E., CSÖRG?, T., LUSSY, H., CHVALA, S., BUKOVSKY, C., MEISTER, T., WEISSENBÖCK, H., NOWOTNY, N. (2007):
Emergence of Usutu virus in Hungary. Journal of Clinical Microbiology 45, 3870-3874. Download

MEISTER, T., LUSSY, H., BAKONYI, T., ŠIKUTOVÁ, S., RUDOLF, I., VOGL, W., WINKLER, H., FREY, H., HUBÁLEK, Z., NOWOTNY, N., WEISSENBÖCK, H. (2008):
Serological evidence of continuing high Usutu virus (Flaviviridae) activity and establishment of herd immunity in wild birds in Austria. Veterinary Microbiology 127, 237-248. Download

RICHTER, B; FRAGNER, K; WEISSENBÖCK, H (2008):
Simultaneous detection of protozoa in the tissues of snakes by double in situ hybridization.
Microsc Res Tech. 2008; 71:257-259. Download

RICHTER, B; KÜBBER-HEISS, A; WEISSENBÖCK, H (2008):
Diphtheroid colitis in a Boa constrictor infected with amphibian Entamoeba sp.
Vet Parasitol. 2008; 153:164-167. Download

RICHTER, B; KÜBBER-HEISS, A; WEISSENBÖCK, H; SCHMIDT, P (2008):
Detection of Cryptosporidium spp., Entamoeba spp. and Monocercomonas spp. in the Gastrointestinal Tract of Snakes by In-situ Hybridization.
J Comp Pathol. 2008; 138:63-71. Download

SINGH, A; WEISSENBÖCK, H; HESS, M (2008):
Histomonas meleagridis: Immunohistochemical localization of parasitic cells in formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissue sections of experimentally infected turkeys demonstrates the wide spread of the parasite in its host.
Exp Parasitol. 2008; 118:505-513. Download

RUBEL, F., BRUGGER, K., HANTEL, M., CHVALA-MANNSBERGER, S., BAKONYI, T., WEISSENBÖCK, H., NOWOTNY, N. (2008):
Explaining Usutu virus dynamics in Austria: Model development and calibration.
Prev.Vet. Med. 85, 166-186. Download

KOMAREK, V., MADERNER, A., SPERGSER, J., WEISSENBÖCK, H. (2009):
Infections with weakly haemolytic Brachyspira species in pigs with miscellaneous chronic diseases.
Vet. Microbiol. 134, 311-317. Download

LADINIG, A., SOMMERFELD-STUR, I., WEISSENBÖCK, H. (2009):
Comparative evaluation of diagnostic methods for Lawsonia intracellularis infection in pigs, with emphasis on cases lacking characteristic lesions.
J. Comp. Pathol. 140, 140-148. Download

CHVALA-MANNSBERGER, S., BAGÓ, Z., WEISSENBÖCK, H. (2009):
Occurrence, morphological characterization and antigen localization of felid herpesvirus-induced pneumonia in cats: a retrospective study (2000 – 2006).
J. Comp. Pathol. 141, 163-169. Download

WEISSENBÖCK, H., BAKONYI, T., SEKULIN, K., EHRENSPERGER, F., DONELEY, R.J.T., DÜRRWALD, R., HOOP, R., ERDÉLYI, K., GÁL, J., KOLODZIEJEK, J., NOWOTNY, N. (2009):
Avian bornaviruses in psittacine birds from Europe and Australia with proventricular dilatation disease.
Emerg. Infect. Dis. 15, 1453-1459. Download

WEISSENBÖCK, H., SEKULIN, K., BAKONYI, T., HÖGLER, S., NOWOTNY, N. (2009):
Novel avian bornavirus in a nonpsittacine species (canary; Serinus canaria) with enteric ganglioneuritis and encephalitis.
J. Virol. 83, 11367-11371. Download