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Article: Human bocavirus in French children.(DISPATCHES)
- Article from:
- Emerging Infectious Diseases
- Article date:
- August 1, 2006
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Human bocavirus (HBoV), a new member of the genus Bocavirus in the family Parvoviridae, has been recently associated with respiratory tract infections. We report the epidemiologic and clinical features observed from a 1-year retrospective study of HBoV infection in young children hopitalized with a respiratory tract infection.
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Viral respiratory tract infections cause a substantial amount of illness and death in children. Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), influenza A and B viruses, parainfluenza viruses, human adenoviruses, rhinoviruses, corona viruses, and the more recently identified human metapneumovirus (HMPV) all cause respiratory tract ...