Acanthamoeba polyphaga mimivirus Virophage Seroconversion in Travelers Returning from Laos

作者:Parola Philippe; Renvoise Aurelie; Botelho Nevers Elisabeth; La Scola Bernard; Desnues Christelle; Raoult Didier*
来源:Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2012, 18(9): 1500-1502.
DOI:10.3201/eid1809.120099

摘要

During January 2010, a husband and wife returned from Laos to France with probable parasitic disease. Increased antibodies against an Acanthamoeba polyphaga mimivirus virophage indicated seroconversion. While in Laos, they had eaten raw fish, a potential source of the virophage. This virophage, associated with giant viruses suspected to cause pneumonia, could be an emerging pathogen.

  • 出版日期2012-9