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Genetic analysis of human parainfluenza virus type 4 associated with severe acute respiratory infection in children in Luohe City, Henan Province, China, during 2017–2018

Shanshan Zhou; Naiying Mao; Yan Zhang; Aili Cui; Zhen Zhu; Ruiping Hu; Jin Xu; Wenbo Xu
Archives of Virology · Vol. 166, Issue 9 · pp. 2585-2590 · 2021

Abstract

During 2017–2018, nasopharyngeal aspirates (NPAs) from 627 hospitalized patients with severe acute respiratory infection at Luohe Center Hospital were tested by RT-PCR for human parainfluenza virus 4 (HPIV-4). Fourteen (2.2%) of the 627 samples were positive for HPIV-4. The complete HN gene was amplified from nine positive samples and sequenced. Sequence comparisons showed that the HPIV-4 strains circulating in the city of Luohe are closely related to HPIV-4A strains. Our study indicated that there were multiple lineages of HPIV-4 circulating in Henan Province in China during the study period. This will improve our understanding of the epidemiological and clinical characteristics of HPIV-4.

Bibliographic Information

JournalArchives of Virology
PublisherSpringer
Publication Date2021-09-01
Publication Year2021
Volume166
Issue9
Pages2585-2590
Document TypeJournal Article
Print ISSN0304-8608
eISSN1432-8798
DOI10.1007/s00705-021-05154-3

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