Emerging Infectious Diseases (Jan 2007)

Human Bocavirus Infection, People’s Republic of China

  • Xiao-Wang Qu,
  • Zhao-jun Duan,
  • Zheng-Yu Qi,
  • Zhi-ping Xie,
  • Han-chun Gao,
  • Wen-Pei Liu,
  • Can-Ping Huang,
  • Fu-Wang Peng,
  • Li-Shu Zheng,
  • Yun-de Hou

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1301.060842
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 165 – 165

Abstract

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A newly identified parvovirus, human bocavirus (HBoV), was found in 21 (8.3%) of 252 nasopharyngeal aspirates from hospitalized children with lower respiratory tract infection in Hunan Province, People’s Republic of China. Viral loads were 104 to 1010 copies/mL. Phylogenetic analysis of the VP1 gene showed a single genetic lineage of HBoV worldwide.

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