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Epidemiology of two human protoparvoviruses, bufavirus and tusavirus.
Scientific reports - 14 Dec 2016
Väisänen Elina, Paloniemi Minna, Kuisma Inka, Lithovius Väinö, Kumar Arun, Franssila Rauli, Ahmed Kamruddin, Delwart Eric, Vesikari Timo, Hedman Klaus, Söderlund-Venermo Maria
Abstract excerpt
Two human parvoviruses were recently discovered by metagenomics in Africa, bufavirus (BuV) in 2012 and tusavirus (TuV) in 2014. These viruses have been studied exclusively by PCR in stool and detected only in patients with diarrhoea, although at low prevalence. Three genotypes of BuV have been identified. We detected, by in-house EIA, BuV1-3 IgG antibodies in 7/228 children (3.1%) and 10/180 adults (5.6%),...
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