Cyclovirus CyCV-VN species distribution is not limited to Vietnam and extends to Africa

Sci Rep. 2014 Dec 18:4:7552. doi: 10.1038/srep07552.

Abstract

Cycloviruses, small ssDNA viruses of the Circoviridae family, have been identified in the cerebrospinal fluid from symptomatic human patients. One of these species, cyclovirus-Vietnam (CyCV-VN), was shown to be restricted to central and southern Vietnam. Here we report the detection of CyCV-VN species in stool samples from pigs and humans from Africa, far beyond their supposed limited geographic distribution.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Africa
  • Animals
  • Base Sequence
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Circoviridae / genetics*
  • DNA, Viral / genetics
  • Feces / virology*
  • Genome, Viral / genetics
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Phylogeny
  • Swine
  • Vietnam

Substances

  • DNA, Viral