title: Full Genomic Characterization of a Saffold Virus Isolated in Peru.
abstract: While studying respiratory infections of unknown etiology we detected Saffold virus in an oropharyngeal swab collected from a two-year-old female suffering from diarrhea and respiratory illness. The full viral genome recovered by deep sequencing showed 98% identity to a previously described Saffold strain isolated in Japan. Phylogenetic analysis confirmed the Peruvian Saffold strain belongs to genotype 3 and is most closely related to strains that have circulated in Asia. This is the first documented case report of Saffold virus in Peru and the only complete genomic characterization of a Saffold-3 isolate from the Americas.
authors.affiliation: Naval Medical Research Unit No. 6 (NAMRU-6), Callao 2, Peru. mariana.leguia.fn@mail.mil.
authors.forename: Mariana
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Leguia
authors.affiliation: Naval Medical Research Unit No. 6 (NAMRU-6), Callao 2, Peru. steev.loyola@med.navy.mil.
authors.forename: Steev
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Loyola
authors.affiliation: Naval Medical Research Unit No. 6 (NAMRU-6), Callao 2, Peru. jane.s.rios.fn@mail.mil.
authors.forename: Jane
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rios
authors.affiliation: Naval Medical Research Unit No. 6 (NAMRU-6), Callao 2, Peru. diana.s.juarez2.fn@mail.mil.
authors.forename: Diana
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Juarez
authors.affiliation: Naval Medical Research Unit No. 6 (NAMRU-6), Callao 2, Peru. carolina.guevara.fn@mail.mil.
authors.forename: Carolina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Guevara
authors.affiliation: Naval Medical Research Unit No. 6 (NAMRU-6), Callao 2, Peru. maria.e.silva19.fn@mail.mil.
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.affiliation: Center for Genome Sciences, United States Army Medical Research Institute for Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID), Frederick, MD 21702, USA. karla.prieto.ctr@mail.mil.
authors.forename: Karla
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Prieto
authors.affiliation: Center for Genome Sciences, United States Army Medical Research Institute for Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID), Frederick, MD 21702, USA. michael.r.wiley19.ctr@mail.mil.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wiley
authors.affiliation: Naval Medical Research Unit No. 6 (NAMRU-6), Callao 2, Peru. matthew.r.kasper2.mil@mail.mil.
authors.forename: Matthew R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Kasper
authors.affiliation: Center for Genome Sciences, United States Army Medical Research Institute for Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID), Frederick, MD 21702, USA. gustavo.f.palacios.ctr@mail.mil.
authors.forename: Gustavo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Palacios
authors.affiliation: Naval Medical Research Unit No. 6 (NAMRU-6), Callao 2, Peru. bauschd@who.int.
authors.forename: Daniel G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Bausch
keywords: Cardiovirus; Peru; Saffold virus; full genome