title: Acanthamoeba polyphaga mimivirus virophage seroconversion in travelers returning from Laos.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Aix Marseille University, Marseille, France.
authors.forename: Philippe
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Parola
authors.forename: Aurélie
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Renvoisé
authors.forename: Elisabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Botelho-Nevers
authors.forename: Bernard
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: La Scola
authors.forename: Christelle
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Desnues
authors.forename: Didier
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Raoult
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood / Q000276:immunology*; D005260:Female; D005602:France; D006801:Humans; D007812:Laos; D008297:Male; D056686:Mimiviridae / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D014195:Travel; D014764:Viral Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D014764:Viral Proteins