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Novel human parechovirus, Sri Lanka.
Emerging infectious diseases - 1 Jan 2010
Kim Pham Ngan Thi, Trinh Quang Duy, Takanashi Sayaka, Abeysekera Chandra, Abeygunawardene Asiri, Shimizu Hideaki, Khamrin Pattara, Okitsu Shoko, Mizuguchi Masashi, Ushijima Hiroshi
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Of 362 fecal samples collected from children with acute gastroenteritis in Sri Lanka during 2005-2006, 30 (8.3%) were positive for human parechovirus (HPeV) by reverse transcription-PCR. A novel HPeV, designated as HPeV10, was identified in 2 samples by sequence analysis of the viral protein 1 ge...
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