Human bocavirus in patients with encephalitis, Sri Lanka, 2009-2010

Daisuke Mori, Udaya Ranawaka, Kentaro Yamada, Shaman Rajindrajith, Kazushi Miya, Harsha Kumara Kithsiri Perera, Takashi Matsumoto, Malka Dassanayake, Marcelo Takahiro Mitui, Hisashi Mori, Akira Nishizono, Maria Söderlund-Venermo, Kamruddin Ahmed

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Abstract

We identified human bocavirus (HBoV) DNA by PCR in cerebrospinal fluid from adults and children with encephalitis in Sri Lanka. HBoV types 1, 2, and 3 were identified among these cases. Phylogenetic analysis of HBoV1 strain sequences found no subclustering with strains previously identified among encephalitis cases in Bangladesh.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1859-1862
Number of pages4
JournalEmerging Infectious Diseases
Volume19
Issue number11
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Nov 2013
Externally publishedYes

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Epidemiology
  • Microbiology (medical)
  • Infectious Diseases

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