A novel type of cosavirus from children with nonpolio acute flaccid paralysis. Issue 1 (December 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Yang, Yan; Ju, Aiping; Xu, Xiaofen; Cao, Xinyu; Tao, Ying
• Is Part Of: Virology journal. Volume 13:Issue 1(2016)
• Page Start: 1
• Page End: 3
• Publication Date: 2016-12
• Subjects: Human cosavirus -- Complete genome -- Phylogenetic analysis; Virology -- Periodicals; 579.2
• DOI: 10.1186/s12985-016-0630-3
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1743-422X

Abstract

Abstract Human cosavirus (HCoSV) is a genus recently identified in the family Picornaviridae, which contains important pathogens to human health. Here, a novel type of HCoSV strain, cosavirus-zj-1 (GenBank no. KX545380), was identified in the fecal sample of a child with nonpolio acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) in China. Phylogenetic and sequence analyses suggested that this virus strain belonged to a new genotype in HCoSV B species. Our data show that surveillance of HCoSV is necessary for detecting viral agents in children with AFP, despite being the low detection rate.