title: Coronavirus-like particles in Aboriginals and non-Aboriginals in Western Australia.
abstract: Pleomorphic virus-like particles which resemble coronaviruses in morphology were found in faecal specimens from Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal children in Western Australia. They were equally prevalent in those with or without symptoms of diarrhoea. A much greater proportion of Aboriginal than non-Aboriginal children were found to be excreting the particles. The proportion of children who excreted the virus-like particles increased with age. Coronavirus-like particles, indistinguishable from those found in humans, were found in a number of Aboriginals' dogs.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000818:Animals; D000829:Animals, Domestic / Q000382:microbiology; D001315:Australia; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003332:Coronaviridae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004285:Dogs / Q000382:microbiology; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology*; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D000095283:Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples