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Aichi virus infection in elderly people in Sweden

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Aichi virus (AiV), genus Kobuvirus, family Picornaviridae, is associated with gastroenteritis in humans. Previous studies have shown high seroprevalence but low incidence (0.9-4.1%) in clinical samples. We report here the first detection of AiV in Sweden. Two hundred twenty-one specimens from hospitalized patients with diarrhea, who were negative for other enteric viruses, were included in the study. AiV were detected in three specimens, all from elderly patients. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that the three Swedish isolates belonged to genotype A and were genetically closest to European and Asian strains of AiV.

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We appreciate the scientific discussions with Maria Gullberg and Peter Gierow. This work was partially supported by the Medical Research Council of Southeast Sweden.

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    Nina Jonsson & A. Michael Lindberg

  2. Division of Clinical Microbiology, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Linköping University, SE-581 85, Linköping, Sweden

    Kristin Wahlström & Lena Serrander

  3. Division of Molecular Virology, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Linköping University, SE-581 83, Linköping, Sweden

    Lennart Svensson

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Jonsson, N., Wahlström, K., Svensson, L. et al. Aichi virus infection in elderly people in Sweden. Arch Virol 157, 1365–1369 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00705-012-1296-9

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