Molecular characterization of non‐polio enteroviruses isolated from acute flaccid paralysis patients in Uganda
Open Access
- 9 February 2021
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Medical Virology
- Vol. 93 (8), 4720-4728
- https://doi.org/10.1002/jmv.26804
Abstract
Enteroviruses (EVs) are RNA viruses that can cause many clinical syndromes including acute flaccid paralysis (AFP). Within the global polio laboratory network, EVs are categorized either as polioviruses or non‐polio enteroviruses (NPEVs). Specific NPEVs have been described in polio‐like residual paralytic events in AFP patients. Retrospective analysis of 112 NPEV isolates from AFP patients was performed and thirty one NPEV types were identified of which 91% were Enterovirus B and 9% were Enterovirus A species. The NPEVs were distributed across the country with most patients in the eastern region (41/89; 46.1%). The highest proportion of patients were children <5years (77/89; 86.5%) and male patients were more common (54/89; 60.7%). Echovirus 11 (11/89; 12.4%) was frequently observed and phylogenetic analysis of these sequences revealed high diversity. Coxsackievirus B5 (CV‐B5), CV‐B6, E21 and EV‐B69 were only seen in patients with residual paralysis. Analyses of the EV‐A71 sequence indicated a unique genogroup.This publication has 31 references indexed in Scilit:
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