Abstract

WU polyomavirus was detected in nasopharyngeal aspirates in 2 (2.5%) of 79 children with respiratory infections (both infected with respiratory syncytial virus) and in 5 (6.4%) of 78 asymptomatic children during the same winter season in Canada. The strains were closely related to Australian and American viruses based on analysis of large T antigen (TAg) and VP2 genes. The pathogenic role of WU virus is still uncertain.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1939-1941
Number of pages3
JournalEmerging Infectious Diseases
Volume13
Issue number12
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 2007

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