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Human bocaviruses are highly diverse, dispersed, recombination prone, and prevalent in enteric infections.
The Journal of infectious diseases - 1 Jun 2010
Kapoor Amit, Simmonds Peter, Slikas Elizabeth, Li Linlin, Bodhidatta Ladaporn, Sethabutr Orntipa, Triki Henda, Bahri Olfa, Oderinde Bamidele S, Baba Marycelin M, Bukbuk David N, Besser John, Bartkus Joanne, Delwart Eric
Abstract excerpt
A new species of parvovirus, tentatively named human bocavirus 4 (HBoV4), was genetically characterized. Among 641 feces samples obtained from children and adults, the most commonly detected bocavirus species were, in descending order, HBoV2, HBoV3, HBoV4, and HBoV1, with an HBoV2 prevalence of 21% and 26% in Nigerian and Tunisian children, respectively. HBoV3 or HBoV4 species were found in 12 of 192 patients...
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