Human Bocavirus in Patients with Encephalitis, Sri Lanka, 2009–2010

We identified human bocavirus (HBoV) DNA by PCR in cerebrospinal fluid from adults and children with encephalitis in Sri Lanka. HBoV types 1, 2, and 3 were identified among these cases. Phylogenetic analysis of HBoV1 strain sequences found no subclustering with strains previously identified among en...

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Main Authors: Daisuke Mori, Udaya Ranawaka, Kentaro Yamada, Shaman Rajindrajith, Kazushi Miya, Harsha Kumara Kithsiri Perera, Takashi Matsumoto, Malka Dassanayake, Marcelo Takahiro Mitui, Hisashi Mori, Akira Nishizono, Maria Söderlund-Venermo, Kamruddin Ahmed
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2013-11-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/19/11/12-1548_article