WU Polyomavirus in Children, Canada

WU polyomavirus was detected in nasopharyngeal aspirates in 2 (2.5%) of 79 children with respiratory infections (both infected with respiratory syncytial virus) and in 5 (6.4%) of 78 asymptomatic children during the same winter season in Canada. The strains were closely related to Australian and Ame...

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Main Authors: Yacine Abed, David Wang, Guy Boivin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2007-12-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
PCR
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/13/12/07-0909_article
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spelling doaj-a4db104505e648aa93b47017d19a9d082020-11-24T20:46:35ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592007-12-0113121939194110.3201/eid1312.070909WU Polyomavirus in Children, CanadaYacine AbedDavid WangGuy BoivinWU polyomavirus was detected in nasopharyngeal aspirates in 2 (2.5%) of 79 children with respiratory infections (both infected with respiratory syncytial virus) and in 5 (6.4%) of 78 asymptomatic children during the same winter season in Canada. The strains were closely related to Australian and American viruses based on analysis of large T antigen (TAg) and VP2 genes. The pathogenic role of WU virus is still uncertain.https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/13/12/07-0909_articleWU polyomavirusrespiratory infectionschildrenPCRdispatchCanada
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author Yacine Abed
David Wang
Guy Boivin
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David Wang
Guy Boivin
WU Polyomavirus in Children, Canada
Emerging Infectious Diseases
WU polyomavirus
respiratory infections
children
PCR
dispatch
Canada
author_facet Yacine Abed
David Wang
Guy Boivin
author_sort Yacine Abed
title WU Polyomavirus in Children, Canada
title_short WU Polyomavirus in Children, Canada
title_full WU Polyomavirus in Children, Canada
title_fullStr WU Polyomavirus in Children, Canada
title_full_unstemmed WU Polyomavirus in Children, Canada
title_sort wu polyomavirus in children, canada
publisher Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
series Emerging Infectious Diseases
issn 1080-6040
1080-6059
publishDate 2007-12-01
description WU polyomavirus was detected in nasopharyngeal aspirates in 2 (2.5%) of 79 children with respiratory infections (both infected with respiratory syncytial virus) and in 5 (6.4%) of 78 asymptomatic children during the same winter season in Canada. The strains were closely related to Australian and American viruses based on analysis of large T antigen (TAg) and VP2 genes. The pathogenic role of WU virus is still uncertain.
topic WU polyomavirus
respiratory infections
children
PCR
dispatch
Canada
url https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/13/12/07-0909_article
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