Novel Circovirus in Blood from Intravenous Drug Users, Yunnan, China

Novel Circovirus in Blood from Intravenous Drug Users, Yunnan, China

We identified a novel circovirus (human-associated circovirus 2 [HuCV2]) from the blood of 2 intravenous drug users in China who were infected with HIV-1, hepatitis C virus, or both. HuCV2 is most closely related to porcine circovirus 3. Our findings underscore the risk for HuCV2 and other emerging...

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Hauptverfasser: Yanpeng Li, Peng Zhang, Mei Ye, Ren-Rong Tian, Na Li, Le Cao, Yingying Ma, Feng-Liang Liu, Yong-Tang Zheng, Chiyu Zhang
Format: Artikel
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2023-05-01
Schriftenreihe:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Schlagworte:
circovirus
IDU
intravenous drug users
viruses
viral metagenomics
emerging virus
Online Zugang:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/29/5/22-1617_article
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Zusammenfassung:We identified a novel circovirus (human-associated circovirus 2 [HuCV2]) from the blood of 2 intravenous drug users in China who were infected with HIV-1, hepatitis C virus, or both. HuCV2 is most closely related to porcine circovirus 3. Our findings underscore the risk for HuCV2 and other emerging viruses among this population.
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059

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