PARV4 found in wild chimpanzee faeces: an alternate route of transmission?
Language English Country Austria Media print-electronic
Document type Journal Article
Grant support
LQ1601
Ministerstvo Školství, Mládeže a Tělovýchovy
LO1218
Ministerstvo Školství, Mládeže a Tělovýchovy
OPVK CZ.1.07/2.3.00/20.0300
European Social Fund
RO0516
Ministerstvo Zemědělství
PubMed
30343383
DOI
10.1007/s00705-018-4073-6
PII: 10.1007/s00705-018-4073-6
Knihovny.cz E-resources
- MeSH
- Animals, Wild virology MeSH
- Feces virology MeSH
- Phylogeny MeSH
- Genome, Viral MeSH
- Parvoviridae Infections transmission veterinary virology MeSH
- Primate Diseases transmission virology MeSH
- Open Reading Frames MeSH
- Pan troglodytes MeSH
- Parvovirinae classification genetics isolation & purification MeSH
- Animals MeSH
- Check Tag
- Male MeSH
- Female MeSH
- Animals MeSH
- Publication type
- Journal Article MeSH
Human parvovirus 4 (PARV4, family Parvoviridae, genus Tetraparvovirus) displays puzzling features, such as uncertain clinical importance/significance, unclear routes of transmission, and discontinuous geographical distribution. The origin, or the general reservoir, of human PARV4 infection is unknown. We aimed to detect and characterize PARV4 virus in faecal samples collected from two wild chimpanzee populations and 19 species of captive non-human primates. We aimed to investigate these species as a potential reservoir and alternate route of transmission on the African continent. From almost 500 samples screened, a single wild Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii sample tested positive. Full genome analysis, as well as single ORF phylogenies, confirmed species-specific PARV4 infection.
Department of Virology Veterinary Research Institute Hudcova 296 70 621 00 Brno Czech Republic
Greater Mahale Ecosystem Research and Conservation Project Dar es Salaam Tanzania
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