Emerging Infectious Diseases (Jun 2014)

Novel Human Bufavirus Genotype 3 in Children with Severe Diarrhea, Bhutan

  • Takaaki Yahiro,
  • Sonam Wangchuk,
  • Kinlay Tshering,
  • Purushotam Bandhari,
  • Sangay Zangmo,
  • Tshering Dorji,
  • Karchung Tshering,
  • Takashi Matsumoto,
  • Akira Nishizono,
  • Maria Söderlund-Venermo,
  • Kamruddin Ahmed

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2006.131430
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 20, no. 6
pp. 1037 – 1039

Abstract

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We identified a new genotype of bufavirus, BuV3, in fecal samples (0.8%) collected to determine the etiology of diarrhea in children in Bhutan. Norovirus GII.6 was detected in 1 sample; no other viral diarrheal pathogens were detected, suggesting BuV3 as a cause of diarrhea. This study investigates genetic diversity of circulating BuVs.

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