Human parechovirus infections in monkeys with diarrhea, China

Emerg Infect Dis. 2010 Jul;16(7):1168-9. doi: 10.3201/eid1607.091103.

Abstract

Information about human parechovirus (HPeV) infection in animals is scant. Using 5' untranslated region reverse transcription-PCR, we detected HPeV in feces of monkeys with diarrhea and sequenced the complete genome of 1 isolate (SH6). Monkeys may serve as reservoirs for zoonotic HPeV transmissions and as models for studies of HPeV pathogenesis.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • China
  • Diarrhea / veterinary*
  • Diarrhea / virology
  • Feces / virology
  • Macaca / virology*
  • Monkey Diseases / virology*
  • Parechovirus / classification
  • Parechovirus / isolation & purification*