Isolation of Coronavirus NL63 from Blood from Children in Rural Haiti: Phylogenetic Similarities with Recent Isolates from Malaysia.
Am J Trop Med Hyg
; 96(1): 144-147, 2017 Jan 11.
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| ID: mdl-27799635
Human coronavirus (HCoV) NL63 is recognized as a common cause of upper respiratory infections and influenza-like illness. In screening children with acute undifferentiated febrile illness in a school cohort in rural Haiti, we identified HCoV-NL63 in blood samples from four children. Cases clustered over an 11-day period; children did not have respiratory symptoms, but two had gastrointestinal complaints. On phylogenetic analysis, the Haitian HCoV-NL63 strains cluster together in a highly supported monophyletic clade linked most closely with recently reported strains from Malaysia; two respiratory HCoV-NL63 strains identified in north Florida in the same general period form a separate clade, albeit again with close linkages with the Malaysian strains. Our data highlight the variety of presentations that may be seen with HCoV-NL63, and underscore the apparent ease with which CoV strains move among countries, with our data consistent with recurrent introduction of strains into the Caribbean (Haiti and Florida) from Asia.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Infecciones por Coronavirus
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Coronavirus
Límite:
Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Región como asunto:
Asia
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Caribe
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Haiti
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Am J Trop Med Hyg
Año:
2017
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Article
Pais de publicación:
Estados Unidos