title: WU polyomavirus in children, Canada.
abstract: WU polyomavirus was detected in nasopharyngeal aspirates in 2 (2.5%) of 79 children with respiratory infections (both infected with respiratory syncytial virus) and in 5 (6.4%) of 78 asymptomatic children during the same winter season in Canada. The strains were closely related to Australian and American viruses based on analysis of large T antigen (TAg) and VP2 genes. The pathogenic role of WU virus is still uncertain.
authors.affiliation: Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Québec and Research Center in Infectious Diseases, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada.
authors.forename: Yacine
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Abed
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Guy
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Boivin
mesh_terms: D002170:Canada / Q000453:epidemiology; D036022:Capsid Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D010802:Phylogeny; D011120:Polyomavirus / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D027601:Polyomavirus Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology*; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology*
chemical_list: D036022:Capsid Proteins; C442543:VP2 protein, Polyomavirus