New Parvovirus in Child with Unexplained Diarrhea, Tunisia

Abstract

A divergent parvovirus genome was the only eukaryotic viral sequence detected in feces of a Tunisian child with unexplained diarrhea. Tusavirus 1 shared 44% and 39% identity with the nonstructural protein 1 and viral protein 1, respectively, of the closest genome, Kilham rat parvovirus, indicating presence of a new human viral species in the Protoparvovirus genus.

Keywords

• parvovirus
• diarrhea
• feces
• child
• viruses
• Tunisia