Abstract
Of 362 fecal samples collected from children with acute gastroenteritis in Sri Lanka during 2005-2006, 30 (8.3%) were positive for human parechovirus (HPeV) by reverse transcription-PCR. A novel HPeV, designated as HPeV10, was identified in 2 samples by sequence analysis of the viral protein 1 gene of the detected HPeVs.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Gastroenteritis / epidemiology
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Gastroenteritis / virology
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Genotype
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Humans
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Parechovirus / genetics*
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Phylogeny
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Picornaviridae Infections / epidemiology*
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Picornaviridae Infections / virology
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Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
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Sri Lanka / epidemiology
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Viral Proteins / genetics