| Literature DB >> 19812170 |
Joy Loh1, Guoyan Zhao, Rachel M Presti, Lori R Holtz, Stacy R Finkbeiner, Lindsay Droit, Zoilmar Villasana, Collin Todd, James M Pipas, Byron Calgua, Rosina Girones, David Wang, Herbert W Virgin.
Abstract
The family Asfarviridae contains only a single virus species, African swine fever virus (ASFV). ASFV is a viral agent with significant economic impact due to its devastating effects on populations of domesticated pigs during outbreaks but has not been reported to infect humans. We report here the discovery of novel viral sequences in human serum and sewage which are clearly related to the asfarvirus family but highly divergent from ASFV. Detection of these sequences suggests that greater genetic diversity may exist among asfarviruses than previously thought and raises the possibility that human infection by asfarviruses may occur.Entities:
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Year: 2009 PMID: 19812170 PMCID: PMC2786824 DOI: 10.1128/JVI.00638-09
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Virol ISSN: 0022-538X Impact factor: 5.103